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Volume 15, Number 2, pages 58 - 59
THE DASH DIET — Is It A Realistic Option for People with Kidney Disease?
Elaine Thoms
Abstract
Uncontrolled hypertension increases risk for heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. Risk factors for high blood pressure include advancing age, ethnicity (African Canadian, First Nations / South Asian), family history and obesity (Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2001). Individuals living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage renal disease (ESRD) are more likely to have high blood pressure, often being the cause or the result of their kidney disease. This article will look at two multicentre diet-controlled studies, which demonstrated significant blood pressure-lowering and discuss the suitability of these diets in the CKD and ESRD population.
Author Affiliation(s): Elaine Thoms is Renal Dietitian, Nephrology Outpatient Clinics, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Address correspondence to Elaine Thoms, e-mail: elaine.thoms@sw.ca Submitted for publication: April 29, 2005. Accepted for publication in revised form: May 14, 2005.