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scitechdaily.com · 2026-10-26
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A Simple Diet Change Could Transform Kidney Disease Treatment, 10-Year Study Finds
scitechdaily.com · 2026-10-26
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedA decade-long clinical trial suggests that fruits and vegetables may offer kidney patients with acid buildup fewer hospital visits than standard treatment, without higher overall costs.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedIn a 10-year clinical trial, patients who received fruits and vegetables to help neutralize excess acid had substantially fewer hospitalizations and emergency department visits than those receiving usual care.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated36 patients: 14 hospitalizations and 20 emergency visits versus 64 and 88
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe trial enrolled 108 adults with stage 3 chronic kidney disease and metabolic acidosis and randomly assigned them to fruits and vegetables, oral sodium bicarbonate, or usual care.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated108 adults; 3 groups of 36
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedParticipants were followed annually for 10 years, and across all three groups researchers recorded 115 hospitalizations, 166 emergency department visits, and 34 patients needing dialysis.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe article says sodium bicarbonate showed no difference from usual care in hospitalizations, emergency department visits, or progression to dialysis, while the fruit-and-vegetable treatment had more favorable long-term clinical outcomes and health care utilization.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedno difference vs usual care; fewer hospitalizations/ED visits; fewer dialysis cases
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedCorresponding author Nimrit Goraya of Baylor Scott and White Health is quoted as saying the fruit-and-vegetable treatment was associated with better long-term outcomes and health care use without increasing overall health-system or societal costs, and the findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2026.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes: Harnessing the Gut-Kidney Axis in Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Sodium citrate versus sodium bicarbonate for increased acidity (metabolic acidosis) in patients with chronic kidney disease
Http://isrctn.com/ · 2021 · Crossref
Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR.
Kidney International Reports · 2025 · PubMed
Abstract P265: Blood Pressure Control is Better and Less Expensive in Chronic Kidney Disease When Associated Metabolic Acidosis is Treated with Fruits and Vegetables Rather Than Sodium Bicarbonate
Hypertension · 2016 · Crossref
Association between food group intakes and metabolic acidosis in patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease.
2026 · Europe PMC