Kidney Diet for Kidney Disease Patients
Before we look at how effective a kidney diet can be in slowing kidney disease and in some cases reversing it. We need to look at what the kidneys do and how important they are.
They regulate the composition and volume of blood,
remove metabolic wastes in the urine, and help control the acid/base balance in the body.
They also activate vitamin D needed for calcium absorbtion and produce erythropoietin needed for red blood cell synthesis.
I think you will agree that they are, as every internal organ in the body is, very important. What you may be unaware of, is that, kidney disease is typically a progressive disease and you may not realise anything is wrong at first.
So, is it possible that a simple diet can lower the risk or even reverse kidney disease?
An earlier attempt of this diet was carried out back in the 1960's when Giordano and Giovanetti limited the protein intake of patients with impending renal failure. Although they saw dramatic kidney function improvements, it wasn't perfect.
A team of nephrologists from a well renowned hospital in the United States used this method back in 1999. Guess what, they were able to improve the kidney function of all 176 patients that year.
A similar study was conducted in France by nephrologist/researcher Michel Aparicio and his colleagues. To everyone's amazement, the same results occured, better kidney functionality.
The key diet components to slowing progression of kidney disease are
Controlling blood pressure by reducing sodium intake.
Reducing protein intake, if excessive.
Managing diabetes.
Amoung older adults with kidney stones, diabetes or hypertension, approximately 1 out of every 8 has kidney disease.
There are only four reasons why you would get kidney disease.
- Genetics. If you happen to have a family member that has some form of kidney disease, chances are, you will have it too.
- Lack of Exercise. Most of us are guilty of this at some time or another. Lack of exercise contributes to a large number of ailments not only kidney disease.
- Diet. More specifically incorrect nutrition. Due to our lifestyle many people don't have time to think about what they eat let alone the nutritional value of what they are eating.
- Drugs. Kidney failure can develope through extensive use of pain killers.
There are only three proven ways to address the problem of kidney disease.
- Hemodialysis.
- Kidney Transplant.
- Low protein diet.
Out of the three which one would you choose. The problem is, in the early stages of kidney disease, most doctors prefer to prescribe medication than give specific dietary treatments.
If you have been diagnosed with kidney disease beatting it boils down to three things.
- Assessing your level of disease and treatment.
- Identifying the lifestyle practices that are causing the decline of your kidneys
- Follow a specific kidney diet
They regulate the composition and volume of blood,
remove metabolic wastes in the urine, and help control the acid/base balance in the body.
They also activate vitamin D needed for calcium absorbtion and produce erythropoietin needed for red blood cell synthesis.
I think you will agree that they are, as every internal organ in the body is, very important. What you may be unaware of, is that, kidney disease is typically a progressive disease and you may not realise anything is wrong at first.
So, is it possible that a simple diet can lower the risk or even reverse kidney disease?
An earlier attempt of this diet was carried out back in the 1960's when Giordano and Giovanetti limited the protein intake of patients with impending renal failure. Although they saw dramatic kidney function improvements, it wasn't perfect.
A team of nephrologists from a well renowned hospital in the United States used this method back in 1999. Guess what, they were able to improve the kidney function of all 176 patients that year.
A similar study was conducted in France by nephrologist/researcher Michel Aparicio and his colleagues. To everyone's amazement, the same results occured, better kidney functionality.
The key diet components to slowing progression of kidney disease are
Controlling blood pressure by reducing sodium intake.
Reducing protein intake, if excessive.
Managing diabetes.
Amoung older adults with kidney stones, diabetes or hypertension, approximately 1 out of every 8 has kidney disease.
There are only four reasons why you would get kidney disease.
- Genetics. If you happen to have a family member that has some form of kidney disease, chances are, you will have it too.
- Lack of Exercise. Most of us are guilty of this at some time or another. Lack of exercise contributes to a large number of ailments not only kidney disease.
- Diet. More specifically incorrect nutrition. Due to our lifestyle many people don't have time to think about what they eat let alone the nutritional value of what they are eating.
- Drugs. Kidney failure can develope through extensive use of pain killers.
There are only three proven ways to address the problem of kidney disease.
- Hemodialysis.
- Kidney Transplant.
- Low protein diet.
Out of the three which one would you choose. The problem is, in the early stages of kidney disease, most doctors prefer to prescribe medication than give specific dietary treatments.
If you have been diagnosed with kidney disease beatting it boils down to three things.
- Assessing your level of disease and treatment.
- Identifying the lifestyle practices that are causing the decline of your kidneys
- Follow a specific kidney diet
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