New Insights Into Dietary Approaches to Potassium Management in Chronic Kidney Disease

Potassium disorders are one of the most common electrolyte abnormalities in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), contributing to poor clinical outcomes. Maintaining serum potassium levels within the physiologically normal range is critically important in these patients. Dietary potassium restriction has long been considered a core strategy for the management of chronic hyperkalemia in patients with CKD. However, this has been challenged by recent evidence suggesting a paradigm shift toward fostering more liberalized, plant-based dietary patterns.

Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - August 22, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Keiichi Sumida, Annabel Biruete, Brandon M. Kistler, Ban-Hock Khor, Zarina Ebrahim, Rossella Giannini, Elizabeth J. Sussman-Dabach, Carla Maria Avesani, Maria Chan, Kelly Lambert, Angela Yee-Moon Wang, Deborah J. Clegg, Jerrilynn D. Burrowes, Biff F. Palm Tags: 45th Anniversary ISRNM Source Type: research