Should People with PKD Limit Red Meat

2015-07-14 16:19

Red meat is very common in our diet, which means beef, sheep,pig, vension and rabbit meat. most of people around the world like it. While, for patients with PKD, they are very eager to know the answer to question that should they limit red meat. Here we explain elements of red meat and effects of red meat on patients with PKD.

There is rich iron, vitamins, protein and fat in red meat, and it can supply energy for us very well. For normal person, it is good to intake some red meat everyday,. But for patients with PKD, much fat can contribute to high cholesterol, leading to high blood pressure. Rich protein in red meat also does harm to kidney, which makes much wastes in kidney and increase pressure on kidney. Kidney function is affected as kidney cyst grows gradually, even kidney failure may happen finally. Thus, it is very important to protect kidney function for patients with PKD.

So, people with PKD should limit red meat in daily life. And they should have a low protein, low salt, low potassium, low phosphorus, low fat diet. Otherwise, kidney function will decrease further with a bad diet. Apart from diet, PKD patients need to do some light exercise to help enhance immunity and improve kidney function.

As is well known to us, the combination of a healthy diet and good treatment always achieve the best results. Chinese medicine treatment, especially Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Mai kang mixture, Medical Bath are the very perfect options to treat PKD effectively. If you want to know more diet or Chinese medicine about PKD, welcome to contact us online doctor or leave us a message.

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