Issues facing patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
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Milk and Phosphorus
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients, and especially those on dialysis - referred to as End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - are told to limit the intake of milk and dairy products.
The reason for this is the nutritional contents of milk. One cup of whole milk (8 oz.) contains about 10% of the recommended daily intake (RDI - I know, so many initials to remember), 22% of phosphorus, and 23% of saturated fat. That’s very high for a glass of milk. Especially because you will find phosphorus in nearly all of the foods we eat. So getting almost one quarter of your RDI in a small glass of milk could push you over the recommended limit.
So why is this a problem? People with functioning kidneys can process out excess amounts of nutrients through urination. Have you ever heard the joke about certain vitamins and supplements? It just creates expensive urine.
That’s right, if you ingest more nutrients that your body needs, you just pee it out. That’s not to say that there isn’t…
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients, and especially those on dialysis - referred to as End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - are told to limit the intake of milk and dairy products.
The reason for this is the nutritional contents of milk. One cup of whole milk (8 oz.) contains about 10% of the recommended daily intake (RDI - I know, so many initials to remember), 22% of phosphorus, and 23% of saturated fat. That’s very high for a glass of milk. Especially because you will find phosphorus in nearly all of the foods we eat. So getting almost one quarter of your RDI in a small glass of milk could push you over the recommended limit.
So why is this a problem? People with functioning kidneys can process out excess amounts of nutrients through urination. Have you ever heard the joke about certain vitamins and supplements? It just creates expensive urine.
That’s right, if you ingest more nutrients that your body needs, you just pee it out. That’s not to say that there isn’t…
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