Renal & Urology Nutrition News, Diet Tips

A vegan diet can be highly nutritious, as it contains a low amount of saturated fats and a high amount of nutrients. Although meat should be avoided, vegans can get the same nutrients through other alternatives such as tofu, tempeh, and seitan. As for food options, vegans can eat anything with the exception of animal products. Fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains are the staple of each meal.

Plant-Based Diet Not Associated With Serious Hyperkalemia in CKD

May 21, 2020

Personalized nutritional counseling appears essential in maintaining a low-protein diet.

Impact of Nutrition on Urologic and Renal Diseases

May 20, 2020

By watching what they eat and drink, patients can control such common problems as overactive bladder, prostatitis, interstitial cystitis, and chronic kidney disease.

Higher intake of fruits and vegetables may help reduce metabolic acidosis risk.

Fruit-, Veggie-Rich Diet May Soon Lower Markers for Cardiac Injury

May 20, 2020

Healthy eating during 8 weeks tied to lower levels of markers for subclinical cardiac damage, strain.

Fatty Foods Possibly Contribute to Prostate Cancer Agressiveness

Americans’ Protein-Rich Diets May Up Heart Disease Risk

March 6, 2020

Findings may have important public health implications for chronic disease prevention.

Canned, Cooked Tomatoes May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

March 4, 2020

Consumption of canned and cooked tomatoes may be associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer (PCa), according to investigators. A prospective study of 27,934 Adventist men free of cancer at enrollment found that consumption of canned and cooked tomatoes 5 to 6 times a week was significantly associated with a 28% decreased risk of…

Restricting Protein Phosphorus Helps CKD-MBD

Healthy Dietary Patterns Linked to Better Semen Quality

February 26, 2020

Higher sperm counts found with adherence to prudent, vegetarian-like, open-sandwich versus Western pattern.

New Study Finds an Egg a Day Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Risk

February 5, 2020

No increase in CVD, mortality risk seen for moderate egg intake with or without history of CVD, diabetes.

Meat, Poultry, Not Fish, May Up Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

February 4, 2020

Intake of processed meat, unprocessed red meat but not poultry, fish may increase all-cause mortality risk.

Vegetables Prostate Cancer Prevention Diet

Increasing Vegetable Intake Does Not Slow Prostate Cancer

January 16, 2020

Behavioral intervention had no impact on time to progression among men with early-stage disease.

Alcohol-use disorders may cause dementia.

Alcohol Consumption Levels High in Cancer Patients, Survivors

January 17, 2020

One in 5 patients report binge drinking, while one-third exceed moderate drinking levels.

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