Dietary habits and counseling focused on phosphate intake in hemodialysis patients with hyperphosphatemia

ObjectiveTo evaluate the dietary habits of hemodialysis patients with hyperphosphatemia and the effects of a dietetic intervention focused on limiting dietary phosphate load.DesignCross-sectional dietary evaluation and prospective intervention study.SettingHospital hemodialysis units of Pisa and Pistoia, Italy.SubjectsForty-three stable adult hemodialysis patients, 20 of whom had phosphorus serum levels >5.5 mg/dL.InterventionAnalysis of dietary...