Is it the low-protein diet or simply the salt restriction?

M R Weir

doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002066

Is it the low-protein diet or simply the salt restriction?

Kidney Int. 2007 Feb;71(3):188-90. doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002066.

Author

M R Weir¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. mweir@medicine.umaryland.edu

PMID: 17252027
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002066

Abstract

Dietary factors, such as salt and protein intake, may play an important role in the progression of kidney disease. Consequently, dietary manipulations of these constituents are of interest both in experimental models of kidney disease and in clinical trials with patients with chronic kidney disease to assess whether modification of these exposures will result in a stabilization of disease progression.

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MeSH terms

Blood Pressure
Chronic Disease
Diet, Protein-Restricted*
Diet, Sodium-Restricted*
Humans
Hypertension, Renal / diet therapy*
Kidney Diseases / diet therapy*