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Dietary Patterns and Kidney Health: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
Key takeaways
An umbrella review of 27 systematic reviews found that eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fish is linked to slower kidney decline, while high salt, processed meat, and sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to faster decline. Because all the included studies were observational, they show associations but not proof that changing diet causes better outcomes.
Who did this work
Li J (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Yang L (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Yang B (West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Liu C (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Wei W (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Huang Y (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Ren J (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Wang B (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Ma L (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Zhang L (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Zhao Y (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.) · Fu P (Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.)
Source
Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-01
https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaf208