16 Renal & Urology News JUNE 2010 www.renalandurologynews.com
■ ATC, San Diego Reports from the 2010 American Transplant Congress. Renal & Urology News editor Jody A. Charnow provided news coverage.
Diet May Not Explain Post-Transplant Weight Gain
PATIENTS WHO undergo renal trans- the mean kilocalorie intake per day was The researchers observed no significant from a restricted to an unrestricted renal
plantation can experience significant 1,807, 1,783, and, 1,630, respectively. correlations between weight gain and any diet is responsible for post-transplant
weight gain in the first six months after The study revealed minimal variation of the measures of nutrient intake. This weight gain. Dr. Cashion speculates that
the procedure, and the reason may not be in nutrient intake between patients who challenges the view that improved appe- patients gain weight mainly as a result of
related to changes in dietary intake. gained weight and those who did not. tite following transplant and the transition inactivity and perhaps genetic factors. ■
Ann K. Cashion, PhD, RN, and col-
leagues prospectively studied 37 renal
transplant recipients. They gathered
information about diet (24-hour dietary
recalls) at baseline and at three and six
months post-transplant.
Subjects had a mean weight of 170.6
and 169.0 pounds at baseline and thr