- Researchers report that eating more vegetables and fruits is associated with a lower risk of death in people with chronic kidney disease.
- Doctors sometimes advise individuals with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) to eat a low-potassium diet because their kidneys struggle to process it, leading to high levels of potassium in the blood.
- In this study, researchers found similar baseline serum potassium levels stratified by CKD stage across different groups compiled by frequency of intake of vegetables and fruits.
- The researchers say this suggests that eating vegetables and fruits every day may not be associated with an increased level of serum potassium.
Individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face a gradual loss of kidney function.
More than
Since there are often no symptoms in its early stages, CKD often goes undetected until the condition is advanced.
When kidneys are damaged they sometimes allow potassium to build up in the blood. Hyperkalemia is the term for high potassium levels.
In one study, researchers found more than one-half of the participants, all of whom had advanced CKD, had potassium levels above the conventional limit. As CKD patients lose kidney function, medical practitioners sometimes tell them to stick to foods lower in
A study of people in Japan with and without CKD found a lower intake of fruits and vegetables to be associated with a higher risk of death.
A paper about the work was published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.
Public health officials often sing the praises of consuming plants.
Eating fruits and vegetables is
Advanced CKD patients sometimes find themselves consuming fewer meals with vegetables and fruits because of concerns about sticking to a diet low in potassium, the researchers write in their paper.
The…
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