The renal diet is an eating plan that promotes kidney health and slows kidney damage. The kidneys are a pair of organs that reabsorb nutrients from the diet and filter out waste. A person’s diet ...

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A plant-forward EAT–Lancet planetary diet with limited added sugars and fats was linked to a lower risk of chronic kidney disease in long-term population data.

The new Nordic renal diet is a plant-focused meal pattern with reduced phosphorus and protein content and more fiber compared with an average Danish diet. The plant-based new Nordic renal diet may ...

Pasta without sauce. Unsalted crackers. Plain white rice. What is traditionally known to be the renal diet — a complicated diet with a wide range of restrictions, including limited protein, potassium, ...

In patients with chronic kidney disease, the loss of podocytes—part of the kidney's glomerular filtration barrier—causes irreversible disease progression. So far, physicians and researchers have found ...

A randomized, controlled, nonblinded trial found that nutritional treatment with supportive education could help improve renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). A study published ...

A diet designed to control blood pressure may also reduce the risk of developing kidney stones. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is high in fruits and vegetables, moderate in ...

When a particular eating plan becomes super popular all of a sudden, it's worth looking at with skeptical eyes. After all, plenty of diets that started out as legitimate, expert-backed plans designed ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Large-scale UK Biobank data show that the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet is associated with lower CKD risk, with genetics, green space, and molecular signatures shaping who ...