Knowledge of kidney disease

1. Why is healthy nutrition important for patients with chronic kidney disease?
Healthy dietary choices are important to each of us and are particularly important for patients with chronic kidney disease. Nutrition can help you:
  Maintain the normal function of the body
  Prevent infection
  Constitute and repair the body organization
  Maintain healthy weight
2. What is the basis of healthy nutrition?
Balanced diets provide the right amount of protein, energy, vitamins and minerals every day. Good nutrition helps you stay healthy, active and comfortable. Healthy diet, proper exercise, medication by doctor can help you slow down the pace of development of the disease.
3. if i have kidney disease, do i need to change my diet?
Kidney helps keep the body's nutrients and minerals in balance. But if you have kidney disease, the kidneys will lose the regulatory function. You may need to change your diet plan appropriately.
How do i change my diet
For every kidney disease patients, due to the degree of disease caused by renal function is different, so for each kidney disease diet requirements are different. Likewise, your diet needs to change as your kidney changes.
At the same time, patients with kidney disease also need to limit the intake of sodium, phosphorus and protein. Restricting the intake of sodium, phosphorus and protein can help reduce the production of metabolic wastes in the body.
If your disease worsens, you may also need to limit the intake of other nutrients.
5. Why should I limit the intake of protein, sodium, phosphorus, calcium and potassium?
Protein is one of the most important nutrients in the human body. The body needs protein to form muscle, repair tissue and prevent infection. But if you have kidney disease, you need to focus on how much protein you eat every day. Excessive protein will increase the amount of metabolic wastes in the blood, and your kidneys may not be able to completely excrete these metabolic wastes. However, too little intake of protein can lead to problems such as malnutrition.
sodium
The body can regulate the body's sodium content through the kidneys. If your renal insufficiency, control the intake of sodium helps to avoid the loss of water in the body. Some hypertensive patients also need to limit the intake of sodium to control blood pressure.
  Potassium
Hyperkalemia and hypokalemia are very dangerous. Some patients with kidney disease need potassium, and some need limited potassium. How much potassium intake is determined by your kidney function.
phosphorus
High phosphorus foods can cause elevated blood phosphorus in the body. Your kidneys may not be able to completely remove excess phosphorus from the body.
  calcium
Potassium-rich foods are also rich in calcium. Try to avoid vitamin D or calcium supplement, unless your doctor has special recommendations.
6.Do I need to limit the amount of liquid?
Most patients with nephropathy do not need to limit the amount of fluid in the early stages. If you do not know how advanced your kidney disease is, please consult your doctor.
7. How much calories do I need to consume every day?
Everybody needs the heat to be different. Calories are like the body of fuel, in the body to produce energy to sustain life. Heat is very important because:
   Help to maintain weight
  Provide energy to maintain the normal function of the body
  Help the protein in the body to form the body's muscles and tissues