Treating Chronic Kidney Disease with Food04:33

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Published on February 22, 2017

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DESCRIPTION: Plant-based diets have been successfully shown to slow or stop the progression of kidney failure, but what about all the phosphorus and potassium in plant foods?

This is the last of an extended six-part video series on the latest science on diet and kidney health. Check out the rest of the series here:
• Preventing Kidney Failure Through Diet (
• Treating Kidney Failure Through Diet (
• Can Diet Protect Against Kidney Cancer? (
• Which Type of Protein is Better for Our Kidneys? (
• Protein Source: An Acid Test for Kidney Function (

The problem for most people (98% of American Diets Potassium Deficient is not getting enough potassium, but you have to have functioning kidneys to keep you in balance. Too much phosphorus in the blood can also be a problem. Phosphate additives are something we should try to stay away from. See my three-part video series:
• Phosphate Additives in Meat Purge and Cola (
• Phosphate Additives in Chicken (
• How to Avoid Phosphate Additives (

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