A healthy diet and moderate alcohol intake may decrease the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), say researchers. To assess the association between diet and CKD, Dunkler and co-workers followed patients with T2DM who were participants of the ONTARGET study for 5.5 years. Patients considered to have the healthiest diets had a lower risk of CKD and mortality than those considered to have the least healthy diets. Moderate alcohol intake was also associated with a lower risk of CKD and mortality; sodium intake was not associated with CKD.
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Dunkler, D. et al. Diet and kidney disease in high-risk individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. JAMA Intern. Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9051
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Effects of diet and alcohol intake on CKD and mortality. Nat Rev Nephrol 9, 555 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2013.162
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2013.162