ReviewNutrients2019
Vegetable-Based Diets for Chronic Kidney Disease? It Is Time to Reconsider.
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- Relationship between modifiable lifestyle factors and chronic kidney disease: a bibliometric analysis of top-cited publications from 2011 to 2020.BMC nephrology · 2022Pooled it
- Can curcumin supplementation reduce plasma levels of gut-derived uremic toxins in hemodialysis patients? A pilot randomized, double-blind, controlled study.International urology and nephrology · 2021Trial
- Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes: Harnessing the Gut-Kidney Axis in Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Dietary management of patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: A comprehensive literature review.World journal of nephrology · 2025Review
- Metabolic Acidosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment-A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Individualized Diets in Patients with Kidney Disease and Kidney Transplants: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Lebanese licensed dietitians regarding hyperphosphatemia management in patients undergoing hemodialysis in a Lebanese Governorate.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
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- Unraveling the mysteries of the gut-kidney axis: the protective role of traditional Chinese medicine in chronic kidney disease.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Role of Metabolic Abnormalities During the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease and Preventive Strategies.International journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Global trends and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in children and young adults from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Production of Toxins by the Gut Microbiota: The Role of Dietary Protein.Current nutrition reports · 2024Review
- A Therapeutic Approach in the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: Plant-Based Dietary Models and Associated Parameters.Current nutrition reports · 2024Review
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- Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): Nutritional Management.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Vegetarian Nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Animal protein intake is directly associated with serum level of pentraxin 3 in hemodialysis patients.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Traditional dietary recommendations to renal patients limited the intake of fruits and vegetables because of their high potassium content. However, this paradigm is rapidly changing due to the multiple benefits derived from a fundamentally vegetarian diet such as, improvement in gut dysbiosis, reducing the number of pathobionts and protein-fermenting species leading to a decreased production of the most harmful uremic toxins, while the high fiber content of these diets enhances intestinal motility and short-chain fatty acid production. Metabolic acidosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is aggravated by the high consumption of meat and refined cereals, increasing the dietary acid load, while the intake of fruit and vegetables is able to neutralize the acidosis and its deleterious consequences. Phosphorus absorption and bioavailability is also lower in a vegetarian diet, reducing hyperphosphatemia, a known cause of cardiovascular mortality in CKD. The richness of multiple plants in magnesium and vitamin K avoids their deficiency, which is common in these patients. These beneficial effects, together with the reduction of inflammation and oxidative stress observed with these diets, may explain the reduction in renal patients' complications and mortality, and may slow CKD progression. Finally, although hyperkalemia is the main concern of these diets, the use of adequate cooking techniques can minimize the amount absorbed.
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