In a prospective Italian study, hypertensive stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease patients achieved better blood pressure control with a very-low-protein diet and concomitant lower salt intake.

Vegetables Prostate Cancer Prevention Diet A low protein diet of vegetable proteins along with reduced intake of specific micronutrients should be recommended to stage 3-4 CKD patients ...

The number of patients diagnosed with CKD continues to rise each year. Those in the health care field need to work together to minimize the number of patients who go undetected until later stages of ...

Diet and nutritional status of patients with stage 4 to 5 chronic kidney disease may not vastly differ between those with or without diabetes. In an observational, cross-sectional study ...

Stage 2 CKD Stage 2 CKD occurs when you have mild kidney damage and your eGFR has dropped to between 60 and 89. However, your kidneys can still filter blood, and your risk of symptoms remains low.

In a semi-structured interview study, researchers evaluated adults with stage 3 or 4 CKD (mean age was 68 years) who received 12 months of prebiotic and probiotic intervention (n=15) or placebo (n ...

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd. (OPEL) today announced that the European Commission has approved an extension of indication for JINARC ® (tolvaptan) to include adult patients with CKD stage 4 ...