Can Dietary Fiber Reduce Toxins in Urine?
Uremic toxins accumulate in the body during the course of CKD
The study informs recommendations for using dietary fiber to reducing the uremic toxin among CKD patients in clinical practice
Intake of high fiber foods such as whole breakfast cereals, berries, carrots, broccoli, peas, beans etc., is found to be helpful in decreasing uremic toxins in chronic kidney disease (CKD) condition.
Can Dietary Fiber Reduce Toxins in Urine?
The study published in the
Journal of Renal Nutrition assessed the role of dietary fiber supplementation in regulating uremic toxins.
Uremic Toxins and Chronic Kidney Disease
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Tsukuba, Japan - With a prevalence of about one in 10 people worldwide, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health problem. It also often goes undetected, leading to a range of negative health outcomes, including death. Catching it at an early stage and adjusting nutrition and lifestyle can improve and extend life, but only if there are economically feasible systems in place to promote and educate on this.
Amid finite health-care resources, any CKD intervention must be both practical and cost-effective. A team of researchers centered at the University of Tsukuba now believe they have found a CKD behavioral intervention that can be delivered at a reasonable cost. They published their findings in the