Avoid salty food as much as possible to eat healthy with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Low salt diet benefits Polycystic Kidney Disease a lot for much intake
of salt can accelerate the growth of renal cysts, aggravating kidney
disorder.
1. Try to cook food at home by yourself, because the foods in restaurant or
in shop usually tend to contain much more salt due to the various seasoning in
it.
2. If you have to have a dinner with friends outside, please remember to
choose restaurants where the food is made to order and never alter the fast-food
or buffet-style restaurants.
3. Make a full elevation before you try an ethnic food. Many characteristic
dishes of different ethnic lines often add spicy or salty seasonings.
4. When you purchase foods or snacks in the supermarket, read the nutrient
labels in advance and choose fresh, frozen or canned food items which are not
processed with added salts.
5. Control the sodium in your diet. Decrease the total amount of sodium you
consume to 2,000 mg (2 g) per day.
6. Start to eat more high-fiber foods including vegetables, whole-grain
foods, cereals, fresh fruit and vegetables. All these mentioned foods contain
few salt or sodium and help keep your kidneys health longer.
7. Avoid condiments and seasoning blends that can be high in salt or check
the labels to be sure of the sodium content.
8. When you cook at home, try to use spices and herbs instead of salt to
enhance the taste of your food since these ingredients naturally contain only
very small amounts of salt.
9. If you have eat lot of salty food or less high salty food, try to eat very
low-sodium foods or avoid all salty food for the rest of the day.
10. When you have dinner, you can put salt far away from the table and the
best choice is to remove the salt or various seasoning out of your eating
room.
Excess intake of salt not only aggravates Polycystic Kidney Disease, but also
triggers high blood pressure. (high blood pressure secondary to Polycystic
Kidney Disease) Elevated blood pressure will lead damage to blood vessels,
including renal blood vessels, causing further kidney damages. In return, kidney
damages will activate RASS system, which contributes to the elevation of blood
pressure. Thereby, patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease should make a well
managed low salt diet.
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