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Why would there be no low protein section in food store for ckd patients?
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Traditionally : In the old days when we didn't have dialysis available, low protein diets were often used to treat patients with advanced kidney disease. Now, however, the recommended daily protein intake for such patients is about 0.8 gram per kilo body weight. In other words, you do need protein in slightly lower amounts, but extremely low intake will do more harm than good by causing a malnutrition.
Answered 5/18/2013
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