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01-06-2009 | Guidelines
Chapter 17. Modification of lifestyle and diet
Published in: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology | Issue 3/2009
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Either excessive intake or over restriction of water is harmful.
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Salt intake is preferably restricted to less than 6 g/day.
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Obesity is recommended to be controlled with BMI being less than 25 kg/m 2 .
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Smoking cessation is essential for suppression of CKD progression as well as CVD development.
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Restriction of protein intake to 0.6–0.8 g/kg/day exerts favorable effects in CKD stages 3–5.
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It is better for calorie intake to be 30–35 kcal/kg/day, although 25 kcal/kg/day can be applied in obese diabetics.
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Proper consumption of alcohol as ethanol is less than 20–30 mL/day in men (corresponding to 180 ml Japanese sake ), and less than 10–20 mL/day in women.