Fruits, Vegetables Cut Metabolic Acidosis in Kidney Disease - Medscape
Adding fruits and vegetables to the diets of people with late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an effective alternative to sodium-based alkali supplementation therapy, according to findings from a study published online February 7 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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This study was supported by the Larry and Jane Woirhaye Memorial Endowment in Renal Research the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, the Statistics Department of Scott and White Healthcare, and the Academic Operations Division at Scott and White Healthcare. The authors and editorialist have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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