Is Red Currant Good for PKD Patients

2014-05-30 03:53

Is red currant good for PKD patients? As we know, PKD patients need to know exactly what can eat and what cant eat in their daily life, and a well planed kidney-friendly diet will help reduce the kidney burden and protect the kidney function.

Red currant is a popular fruit, which is favored by people because its high nutrition and good taste. About 100 g red currant contain 68% vitamin C, 14% vitamin K, 4% vitamin B6, 1% of vitamin A. And 100 g red currant also contains 9% of manganese, 8% of potassium, 6% of iron, 5% of copper, 4% of phosphorus, 3% of calcium, etc. All these will be good for the health of patients.

And there are some benefits of eating red currant for PKD patients.

1. Strengthen the immune system

Since red currant is high in vitamin C, it can help improve the immune system, and it can also help protect the kidney function, all these will be good for PKD patients. And it can help slow down the progression of kidney failure.

2. Strengthen the bones

For PKD patients, the kidney damage will cause low calcium level in blood, and it will cause bone problems easily. Red currant is rich in calcium and manganese, which can help strengthen the bones.

3. Prevent cardiovascular disease

Red currant is high in free radical agents, which can help reduce the risk of heart disease. As we know, cardiovascular disease is a common complication for PKD patients, and it will make a bad prognosis for patients. Red currant can help prevent the cardiovascular disease which will be good for PKD patients.

Above are the benefits of eating red currant for PKD patients, but this doesn’t mean PKD patients can eat too much red currant. Because it is also high in potassium and phosphorus, which will be bad for PKD patients. When PKD patients suffer from kidney damage, they may have high potassium or high phosphorus levels in bloods, which will be harmful for the illness condition of PKD patients. So PKD patients need to take proper amount of red currant depending on their own illness condition.

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