dear all

there is much written about diet

special recipe

calorie counter and slimming diet

there are lots of marketing fads around this and one ought to be very careful not to choose a strict diet and look skins and bones and slim but weak

it is better to be healthy even if a little surplus

three important diets

• diabetic diet
• kidney diet
• the pregnancy diet

what are the important aspects of kidney diet?

• salt /sodium
• potassium
• phosporus
• protien
• calories
• fluid intake

understand the kidney diet

1.SODIUM

• salt /sodium- not found in nature
• salt is manmade
• sodium is found in salt

eg -pickels,canned food,breads, biscuits,bakery products,pappads,green leafy vegetables,soda bicarbonate,,ground nuts, soft drinks,commercial masalas,processed cheese, butter

eat fresh fruits that are naturally low in sodium

if you consume more sodium containing diet you got to drink water which will raise your bp and the heart will have to pump more and work harder to provide fluid through out the body

2. POTASSIUM

• MAINTAINS THE RATE OF HEART BEAT
• MAINTAINS STEADY BEAT
• VERY HIGH POTASSIUM INTAKE WILL KILL PATIENTS

You can soak the vegetables and potatoes in water and then peel them to reduce potassium

high in potassium-dals. sprouts,whole dals,pulses. besan,fruits, fruit juices,coconut water,brinjal,ladies finger,potatoes, bananas, dried fruits

3.PHOSPORUS

• AFFECTS CALCIUM LEVELS IN BLOOD
• PULLS CALCIUM FORM YOUR BONES
• LOSING CALCIUM MAKES YOUR BONES WEAK

FOODS HIGH IN PHOSPORUS-milk chees, dried beans,peas,nuts like almond and pista,colocasia leaves,bajra,raggi,drymaize,cauliflower green

4.PROTEIN

• KEEPS MUSCLES HEALTHY
• REPAIRS TISSUES
• BREAKDOWN PRODUCT OF PROTIEN IN UREA

foods high in protiens-milk, milk products,meat, fish, poultry, eggs

5.FLUID INTAKE

• SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE
• LOW QUANTITIES CAUSE DEHYDRATION
• HIGH QUANTITIES CAUSE RAISED PRESSURE IN KIDNEY PATIENTS

6. HIGH CHOLESTEROL

• FATTY FOODS CAN CLOG YOUR ARTERIES
• VEGETABLE OILS ARE HEALTHIEST
• OIL /FRIED ITEMS TO BE RESTRICTED

FOODS RICH IN CHOLESTEROL-OIL,EGG YELLOW,BUTTER, GHEE, MEATespecially RED MEAT

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cardinal rules for a healthy kidney

• avoid high sodium,pottassium, phosporus,cholesterol
• appropriate fluid intake
• appropriate exercise program

with sufficient insight maintain the right diet for you and your family