Dr. Nimrit Goraya from Texas A&M College of Medicine, Dr. Eiichiro Kanda from Tokyo Kyosai Hospital, and Dr. Deidra Crews from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine presented new findings that link diet to kidney health.
Regardless of age or the presence of any kidney disease the scientists separately found that a high acid diet is bad for kidney health. High acid foods include wheat flour and animal protein. The researchers also found that some of the detrimental effects of diet can be eliminated or reduced by increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables in a person’s diet. Fruit and vegetables are considered to be more alkaline and better for kidney health.
Dr. Goraya demonstrated that an oral alkaline medication preserved the state of kidney health in people who had hypertensive nephropathy.
Dr. Kanda showed that chronic kidney disease responded to acid levels in diet with a more rapid progression of kidney disease. Lower acid diets reduced the rate of progression in chronic kidney disease.
Dr. Crews examined the role of acid diet among white and black people that did not have kidney disease over a seven year period. The rates of development of kidney disease were accelerated by high acid diets in both races. Blacks had a higher rate of development of kidney disease that was directly correlated with diet.
