| ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| DAA | Dietitians Association of Australia |
| EBPG | European best practice guidelines |
| EDTNA-ERCA | European Dialysis and Transplantation Nurses Association-European Renal Care Association |
| ESPEN | European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism |
| KDOQI | Kidney disease outcomes quality initiative |
| MNT | Medical nutrition therapy |
| QoL | Quality of life |
| RRT | Renal replacement therapy |
| SIN-ANDID-ANED | Italian Society of Nephrology-Association of Dieticians-Italian Association of Hemodialysis, Dialysis and Transplant |