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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You should limit sodium to less than 2,300 milligrams daily to decrease fluid retention and blood pressure. Eat no more than 800-1,000 milligrams of phosphorus daily to prevent bone and heart ...

Over 5 years, one group received pharmacologic treatment as usual, another used 2 to 4 cups of daily fruits and vegetables as treatment, and a third took oral capsules of NaHCO 3, or baking soda (to ...

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a silent epidemic affecting thousands of Utahns. According to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, 1 in 5 Utah residents are at high risk, and more than 76 ...

Q I was recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, and my doctor recommended a kidney-friendly diet. What should I eat? — KJ, Winterville A Alexandra Stoll is a second-year medical student at ...

Cells expressing PAX8 (nucleus, red) considered podocyte precursors, line the outer Bowman’s capsule. Activated during the low salt-fasting mimicking diet (LS-FMD), the cells migrate and ...

Anyone who’s been told to try a low-sodium diet knows that cutting back on sodium can be a real challenge. It’s often not enough to put down the salt shaker; it’s also a matter of reading nutrition ...

Q I was recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and my doctor recommended a kidney-friendly diet. What should I eat? — KJ, Winterville A Alexandra Stoll is a second-year Brody medical ...

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