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Veg Diet Beneficial for People with CKD
According to a new study, eating a vegetarian diet lowers kidney disease patients' levels of potentially toxic phosphorus in the blood and urine. This study examined the effects of vegetarian and meat-based diets on phosphorous levels in nine patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and found that a grain-based diet has a lower phosphate-to-protein ratio and much of the phosphate is in the form of phytate, which is not absorbed in humans.
To read the full article please search online for Vegetarian Diet Cuts Kidney Patients' Levels of Toxic Phosphorus
A plant-based diet seems to be the most beneficial diet for our bodies, which we are called to take care of. A meat-based diet brings misery to us and to all of God’s Creation.
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