Renal Nutrition

Specialized nutrition helps to implement an adequate support of proteins , Iron , glucose , micro and macro-nutrients that help strengthen the patient with kidney disease ( in treatment with dialysis or hemo dialysis ) giving the adequate energy for a good adsorption to limit the damage in the liver.

The need of nutrients for people that have illnesses of the liver vary from person to person. Eating well during treatment could help in:

Feeling better
Maintaining a high level of strength and energy.
Maintain weight and reserves of nutrients in their body.
Tolerate better side effects from dialysis or hemo-dialysis.
Reduce the risk of infection.
Limit renal failure or renal damage.

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