Patients With Kidney Disease May Benefit From Diet High In Fruits, Vegetables

The CNN (11/22, Curley) "The Chart" blog reported that consumption of fruits and vegetables may "have positive effects on kidney disease." For the study, researchers placed 40 "patients with moderately reduced kidney function on a diet high in fruits and vegetables."

Medscape (11/22, Melville) reported, "Patients were given a 30-day diet that added fruits and vegetables, such as potatoes, raisins, grapes, apples, and other foods while avoiding some fruits and vegetables that were high in potassium." Notably, "at the end of the 30-day period, all patients showed reduced excretion of three key indicators of kidney injury: albumin, transforming growth factor ß, and N-acetyl-ß-D-glucosaminidase."