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Reducing salt intake may help protect kidney patients’ heart and kidney health |
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Reducing salt intake may help protect kidney patients’ heart and kidney health
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Darrell Miller | 12/03/16 |
Date:
December 03, 2016 02:59 PM
Author: Darrell Miller
(support@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Reducing salt intake may help protect kidney patients’ heart and kidney health
Chronic kidney disease is a serious condition. One of the most detrimental effects of the disease is albuminuria. In most patients, this effect can be controlled by kidney medications. In some, however, albuminuria cannot be reduced. A recent study in which 45 patients were asked to reduce their sodium intake, take paricalcitrol, or both showed promising results in significantly reducing albuminuria. Reducing salt intake alone helped, but combining both salt reduction and paricalcitrol provided the best results.
Key Takeaways:
- New research indicates that reducing sodium intake may provide kidney and heart benefits for patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Investigators found that dietary sodium restriction led to a significant reduction of residual albuminuria and blood pressure.
- Even a moderate reduction in sodium intake may provide serious health benefits.
"The investigators found that dietary sodium restriction led to a significant reduction of residual albuminuria and blood pressure, whereas paricalcitol had no significant effect on these measures. The combination of paricalcitol and a low sodium diet, however, resulted in the lowest albuminuria levels."
Reference:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161117204914.htm
