Named diet, best protects the kidneys

The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduction in the risk of developing chronic kidney disease. That is the conclusion send scientists from Columbia University.

The Mediterranean diet

US researchers published in the journal Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology the results of their observations of a group of people holding Mediterranean diet . Recall that this diet involves eating seafood, olive oil, nuts, a large number of fruits and vegetables. The Mediterranean diet   recognized by experts as one of the best and most useful, it is associated with a number of benefits for human health.

For their study, the researchers We choose 900 people, overseen by almost 7 years. Each volunteer level of following a Mediterranean diet was assessed at a certain scale. The higher was the score, the more correct and it was close adherence to the diet. The results showed that the volunteers with a level of 5 or higher, that most closely adhered to the Mediterranean diet, for 50% less faced with chronic Diseases kidney   and 42% less likely to have experienced a sharp decline in renal activity Compared with those who hold different diets. It turned out that each the next item on the scale of following a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower the risk of chronic kidney disease   on 17%.

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