The principle of diet is usually called "low protein diet". By reducing the intake of protein in food, the burden on the kidneys can be reduced, thus delaying the decline of renal function. It's like letting an old cow pull a cart. It must reduce its load, otherwise it may be exhausted. Therefore, "low protein diet" runs through the whole treatment process of patients with chronic renal failure before dialysis.

Many patients with chronic kidney disease think that "low protein diet" means eating less meat or even not eating meat. No, no. In fact, the term "low protein diet" is not complete, because the word "high quality" is still missing. Don't underestimate the word "high quality", which is a key word and determines the strategy of choosing food.

How to understand "high quality and low protein diet"? Can be from the following two levels:

We should know that the recommended daily intake of protein for healthy adults is1.2g/kg/d kg/d. According to the protein Consensus on Nutrition Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease, the recommended intake of protein for patients with chronic kidney disease (non-diabetic nephropathy) before dialysis is CKD 1 phase and 0.8 g/kg/d phase 2.