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Although the effectiveness of low-protein foods for kidney disorders has long been recognized, their application is still rathar limited as yet. This is because a low-protein diet is unexpectedly difficult to achieve and continue by using regular food stuffs as ingredients, particularly because of the resulting dietary problems of excessive oil and disaccharide contents. Under these circumstances, special "low-protein foods" have been developed. As a result of continual efforts of those encouraging the use of these special types of food, as well as ceaceless efforts on the parts of patients themselves, there has been an increasing number of positive reports on the prolonged use of these foods. Nevertheless, since such "low-proteinfoods" have been especially developed for medical purposes, their preparation and means of consumption are said to require extraordinary techniques and efforts. There are however, also instances in which the caretaker and the patient have truly enjoyed a low-protein diet for a long period without being troubled by any special requirements. |