Healthy diet may help kidney disease patients live longer

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/ason-hdm120216.php

Public Release: 8-Dec-2016
Healthy diet may help kidney disease patients live longer
American Society of Nephrology

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A healthy diet high in fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, cereals, whole grains, and fiber, and low in red meat, salt, and refined sugars was linked with a reduced risk of early death in an analysis of 7 studies.
Chronic kidney disease affects 10% to 13% of adults.

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Healthy dietary patterns were generally higher in fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, cereals, whole grains, and fiber, and they were lower in red meat, salt, and refined sugars. In 6 studies, healthy dietary patterns were consistently associated with a 20% to 30% lower rate of mortality, with 46 fewer deaths per 1000 people over 5 years. There was no significant association between healthy dietary patterns and risk of kidney failure.

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