Food Restriction
Food Restriction Ameliorates the Development of PKD
What if PKD symptoms could be helped by something as simple as dieting? Food restriction
seems to help in the PKD model. Here is an article from University of
California at Santa Barbara also talking about
food restriction helping PKD. A mild food restriction done by keeping all the necessary micronutrients
but with a slight caloric restriction seems to help in the PKD model. The Mayo Clinic is currently having a
clinical trial with PKD in
food restriction.
Inclusion Criteria:
Males and Females ages 18-45
Diagnosis of ADPKD with rapid progression as defined by class 1C to 1D by the imaging classification of Irazabal et al
eGFR (CD-Epi) >60mL/min/1.73mē within 6 weeks of randomization and adjusted BMI ?22 kg/mē and ?34 kg/mē
A diet dividend: Reducing food intake in mice diminishes the growth of their polycystic kidneys: Reducing food intake in mice diminishes the growth of their polycystic kidneys What if polycystic kidney disease (PKD) could be combatted with a strategy as simple as dieting? Such a finding would surely be welcome news to the 12 million people worldwide with the genetic disease. Now researchers say that reducing food intake in mice diminishes the growth of their polycystic kidneys.
