The DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) for Kidney Disease

2015-09-10 11:05

This time we are going to introduce DASH diet for you, which is short for dietary approaches to stop hypertension. For recent years, DASH diet is very popular and proved to be beneficial for patients with kidney disease. DASH diet is effective to help control high blood pressure, decline the risk of heart disease, cancer and stroke. In addition, kidney stones can also be prevented with DASH diet. Please see the following:

The contents and elements of DASH diet:

Many kinds of fruits and vegetables

Dairy food which is low in fat

Food made with whole grains

Fish. Bean, nuts low in salt or sodium.

Low sugar level food

The general description of DASH diet is just like the above things. Nowadays, DASH diet has been regarded as a good way to help treat high blood pressure, heart disease, and kidney disease in daily life. The facts and statistics show it can help delay development of kidney disease. However, if patients with kidney disease who have started a restricted diet decide to try DASH diet, it is necessary and vital for you to consult your doctor or dietitian in detail. Never start DASH diet by yourself. What needs to be aware most is that patients on dialysis can not follow DASH diet, because DASH is not fit for requests of dialysis diet. Although good diet and lifestyle can help treat kidney disease, but it is necessary to get medical treatment regualrly in hospital for patients with kidney disease.  

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