Nutrition Therapy in Kidney Transplantation

Kidney transplantation is a major operation, where patients after undergoing a transplant are at risk of having metabolic disorders due to weight gain such as Diabetes Mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia as well as heart disease and stroke. Knowing the right nutritional therapy in kidney transplant sufferers both immediately after undergoing a transplant and long after undergoing a kidney transplant in order to get optimal health quality. References that discuss nutritional therapy in kidney transplantation both for the provision of the amount of energy, the type and amount of carbohydrates, the amount of protein intake and the type of fat given from various sources. There are guidelines in providing nutrition to kidney transplant patients with calories starting from 25-30 kcal / kg BW, protein starting from 0.8 grams / kg BW, limiting fat and cholesterol intake and micronutrient supplementation if according to indications. Appropriate nutritional regulation in patients with renal transplantation is expected to reduce the risk of metabolic disease and improve outcomes.