Why Do I Need Protein

2015-10-06 01:37

Why do I need protein? Protein is a necessity for our body and health in daily life, and it can build muscles, repair injury, and prevent inflammation and infection. For patients with kidney failure, they also need protein to maintain basic health, though they should have a low protein diet because much protein produce more wastes and increase burden on kidney. However, if patients begin to do dialysis, they should have a little more protein diet than before dialysis, because much protein can be lost during dialysis.

Having the right amount of protein is very important for patients with kidney failure. You should consult with your doctors and dietitians in detail to set up a planned protein amount of daily intake. High quality protein is good for patients, which can produce few wastes and supply essential amino acid for body, such as fish, egg whites, poultry, red meat. But some high quality protein always contains high phosphorus level, and high phosphorus food should be avoided in life for kidney failure patients.

In addition, protein in urine is also very common for patients with kidney failure. And this is a reason why low protein diet is needed in daily life for them. Much protein intake can aggravate proteinuria, worsening kidney damage.

Protein has two categories: high quality protein and lower quality protein. Meat, milk and egg contain high quality protein, and lower quality protein is contained in vegetables and grains in general. Apart from protein, patients with kidney failure should also pay attention to other nutrition in diet like vitamins and calcium. More information or any question, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctors anytime. Reply will be given very soon for you.

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