| AKI | Acute Kidney Injury |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| DIAAS | Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score |
| EA | essential amino acids |
| EN | enteral nutrition |
| ESPEN | European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| ISRNM | International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism |
| KDIGO | Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes |
| KDOQI | Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative |
| LPD | low protein diet |
| MAC | metabolic acidosis |
| ONS | oral nutrition supplements |
| PEW | protein–energy wasting |
| PLADO | plant-dominant low-protein diets |
| PN | parenteral nutrition |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acid |
| TNFα | tumour-necrosis factor α |
| TNP | total parenteral nutrition |
| VLPD | very low protein diet |
| WHO | World Health Organization |