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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Diet Of Fried Foods And Sweet Drinks May Be Deadly For Kidney Disease Patients

HealthDay (8/15) reports that a new study published online in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases suggests that “fried foods, sweet drinks and processed meals – may be deadly for people with kidney disease.” Such a diet “was associated with a 50 percent greater risk of death over a 6-year period for people with kidney disease.” Meanwhile, “a diet high in fruits and vegetables appears to reduce the risk of death by nearly a quarter in kidney patients.” The study was based on an analysis of the diets of “nearly 4,000 people with chronic kidney disease who had not started dialysis.” 

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