How to manage the diet of patients with chronic renal failure
Disease description:
My father has chronic kidney failure. Could you please advise on how to manage the diet for patients in such condition?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhao Xinju
Dietary management for patients with chronic renal failure should primarily follow the principle of eating light foods, with each meal consumed to about 80% fullness. Eating smaller meals more frequently aids digestion. It is recommended to consume two egg whites and a small bag of milk daily to ensure adequate protein nutrition. Patients should eat more vegetables, especially winter melon, pattypan squash, cucumber, eggplant, cauliflower, napa cabbage, and yuemaicai (garden lettuce). Mushroom-type foods such as mushrooms and wood ear fungus should be limited.
