Is Asparagus Good for People with Kidney Failure

2014-03-23 06:56

Asparagus is a expensive vegetal, which is texture and delicate, and it has lots of nutritions, which are good for people, so it is favored by more and more people in their daily diet. In western countries, asparagus is honoured as “one of the top ten famous dishes”, from this we can know asparagus is so favored among people. Then is asparagus good for people with kidney failure?

Asparagus nutritional value is high, about 1 kg fresh asparagus contain 25g protein, 2g fat, 50g carbohydrates, 7 g crude fiber, 220 mg calcium, 620 mg phosphorus, 20 mg sodium, 2.78 g potassium, 10 mg iron, and some other nutritions. All these nutrition will cause some good functions for people. But this not means, it will be good for kidney failure patents. And kidney failure patients should eat Asparagus depending on their illness condition.

1. Kidney failure patients with high potassium level need to avoid

From above, we can know that every 1 kg asparagus contains 2.73 g potassium, which is a high level. And kidney failure patients eat asparagus will increase their potassium level, which will cause some bad effects for kidney failure patients, such as heart beat quickly, heart attack or even death.

2. Kidney failure patients with proteinuria should take proper amount of asparagus

Since asparagus is high in protein, so patients need to take proper amount of asparagus, which can help them reduce the kidney burden and protect the residual kidney function.

From above, we can know that kidney failure patients need to eat asparagus depending on their illness condition. There are also some benefits for kidney failure patients to eat asparagus.

1. Natural diuretics

Asparagus can be regarded as a natural diuretics, which has the function of increasing the urine output and help excrete the toxins in blood, which will be good for kidney failure patients.

2. Protect blood vessels and lower fat

Asparagus can help lower fat and protect the blood vessels, and this can help prevent hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which will be helpful for kidney failure patients to prevent their common complications.

Besides, there are also some other benefits for kidney failure patients eating asparagus, such as losing weight, improving digestion, activating kidneys and promoting hematopoietic, etc.

From above, we can know that eating asparagus has both advantages and disadvantages for kidney failure patients, so patients need to take it depending on their own illness condition. They need to follow the advices of their doctors.

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