Is Parsley Good for Kidney Disease Patients

2016-02-07 06:42

Many patients with kidney disease are wondering if it is good for them to eat parsley in daily meals. Parsley is a common food on our table, and popular with many people. This time we will give you a detailed answer for this question.

It is necessary that you should know contents of parsley at first:

Fat, fiber, carotene, vitamin B1,B2, C, E, K, high potassium, sodium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, etc.

Good effects of parsley on our health:

1. enhance immunity

2. prevent inflammation

3. lower high blood cholesterol

4. lower high blood pressure

5. alleviate cardiovascular problems

6. good for bones and prevent tumor

we can see parsley is good for our health. Then is it good for kidney disease? this should depends on patients’ conditions:

1. for patients with kidney disease who have low potassium without kidney failure, parsley is beneficial for patients, which can help alleviate high blood pressure enhance immunity and prevent inflammation well.

2. for those who have high potassium level or kidney failure, parsley should be avoided in daily meals, because parsley has high potassium level, which can put pressure on kidney, worsening kidney function.

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