Diet for Kidney Failure

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• Follow A Diet for Kidney Failure for Success
• By Mathea Ford, RD/LD
• www.renaldiethq.com

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A Diet for Kidney Failure Can Be Complicated

• The diet requirement is complicated as the
  patient has to maintain intake of various
  nutrients in fixed and appropriate proportions
  depending on the stage of kidney disease
• It is essential to consult a specialized
  dietitian dealing with nutritional requirements

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• Stage I Kidney damage with GFR (Glomerular
  filtration rate) value 90 or aboveStage II
  Damage with mild decrease in GFR value 60 to
  89Stage III Condition with moderate reduction
  in GFR value 30  to 59Stage IV Severe
  reduction in GFR vaulue from 15 to 29Stage V
  Kidney failure with GFR value less than 15
  usually placed on dialysis

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Important diet for kidney failure requirements

• Calories-You need to understand and to cater the
  need of calories from different foods that are
  not high in protein and sodium to help you either
  to maintain or gain weight
• Protein-In a diet for kidney failure, most people
  are directed to limit their protein to 45 75 gm
  per day (about 0.6 gm/kg body weight)
• Sodium -reduce the intake of sodium in your food
  that you prepare
• Phosphorous -inefficient at removal of
  phosphorous from your blood
• Calcium -consume food having rich calcium, it
  also comes along with high phosphorus content
• Potassium-Maintaining the correct level of
  potassium in your blood is important

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