Plant-based diets help prevent and manage chronic kidney disease, according to a review published online in Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension. Reviewing the most recent body of literature behind dietary interventions for the treatment and prevention of kidney disease, they recommend the advantages of a plant-based diet over the traditional animal protein diet, which exacerbate the progression of preexisting kidney disease. The use of a plant-based foods in the treatment of kidney disease showed results comparable to oral medications with added improvements in blood pressure, weight and other health outcome measures. Healthful plant-based dietary interventions offer new and effective tools for treatment and prevention of kidney disease.
(Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. Published online Nov. 12, 2019)