Replacing carbs with protein and\/or replacing sugar with nonsugar carbohydrates could further reduce all-cause mortality risk<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A diet lower in carbohydrates and sugar could increase life expectancy for adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 4 in Renal Failure<\/em>.<\/p>\n Qidong Ren, from Tsinghua University in Beijing, and colleagues examined associations between carbohydrate intake and all-cause mortality in U.S. adults with CKD. Analysis included 3,683 U.S. adults 20 years and older with CKD participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2003 to 2014).<\/p>\n The researchers found that participants with CKD had lower mortality risk when consuming 30 to 45 percent of energy from carbohydrates (average hazard ratio, 0.76, compared to 60 percent) and 5 to 20 percent energy from sugar (average hazard ratio, 0.75, compared with 40 percent). All-cause mortality risk was cut by replacing the energy intake from carbohydrates with protein (up to 30 percent) and\/or replacing the sugar with nonsugar carbohydrates (up to 55 percent), while the total energy intake remained constant.<\/p>\n “Our results suggest that dietary advice to CKD patients should be given according to their current diet structure (especially the percentage of carbohydrate intake) and sugar\/nonsugar carbohydrate should be considered when adjusting their carbohydrate intake,” Ren said in a statement.<\/p>\n