The National Kidney Foundation and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommend "medical nutrition therapy" for all kidney disease patients, regardless of their disease stage.
A new research published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reveals that a right diet can slow chronic kidney disease (CKD), but 90 per cent of patients who do not require dialysis, never see a dietitian. The complications can be significantly minimised by dietary modification. Hence, dietary interventions are essential in individuals with end-stage renal disease or CKD.
The National Kidney Foundation and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommend "medical nutrition therapy" for all kidney disease patients, regardless of their disease stage. By improving blood sugar control and blood pressure, medical nutrition therapy can slow kidney disease progression. That can delay or prevent kidney failure and the need for dialysis or a kidney transplant, the study said.
Notably, about 2.2 lakh new patients of end-stage renal disease get added in India every year resulting in additional demand for 3.4 crore dialysis sessions. Despite this, medical nutrition therapy services are not a part of the broad plan to reduce (kidney failure) incidence and improve public health.
"Scope of treatment for CKD in allopathy is very limited; it is costly and not fully successful. Hence, a balanced diet and ayurvedic cost-effective drugs based on herbs can help all those kidney patients who are under regular dialysis. Neeri KFT is one such herbal drug that can protect kidneys," said Dr Manish Malik, Senior Nephrologist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
KK Sharma from Aimil Pharma, which manufactures Neeri-KFT among other herbal drugs, pointed out that it (Neeri KFT) is a kidney protective formula based on unique combination of drugs such as punarnava, developed after a decade-long research.
According to doctors, about 42 to 77 percent of kidney patients undergoing dialysis at different hospitals are malnourished. The targeted interventions directed at improving the nutritional status of the patients could have a major impact on reducing the burden of CKD in India.
Existing data also support plant-based diets as an option to all patients with advanced or progressive CKD. Food rich in ginger, onion and garlic and herb-based drugs can be therapeutic diet.
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According to doctors, about 42 to 77 percent of kidney patients undergoing dialysis at different hospitals are malnourished. The targeted interventions directed at improving the nutritional status of the patients could have a major impact on reducing the burden of CKD in India.
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