| Theme | Nutrition for Hemodialysis Patients and Their Choice of Foods -- Foods, Eating Out, Delicatessen, Deliveries | |
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| Title | Dialysis patients ; Eating out and diet therapy | |
| Publish Date | 2000/11 | |
| Author | Ayako Hokama | Maeda Institute of Renal Resarch |
| Author | Fumiko Fukuuchi | Maeda Institute of Renal Resarch |
| Author | Teiryo Maeda | Maeda Institute of Renal Resarch |
| [ Summary ] | For dialysis patients, eating in restaurants can sometimes contribute to the disruption of diet therapy (affecting weight, and potassium and phosphate levels). None the less, the percentage of dialysis patients who eat out constantly is not low and has increased recently. In our research, 68% of dialysis patients (40% of dialysis patients eat of twice a week) ate out at least twice a month. At the present time, eating out is common for dialysis patients and we must consider ways of providing diet therapy for patients who dine out, in an effort to improve their quality of life. In order to receive diet therapy along with eating out, it must first be noted that it is detter eat out less than once a day. It is better, especially for single men who don't like cooking and regularly eat out, to if possible, find a familiar restaurant which can provide special services such as low salt menus. In order for patients to receive adequate quantities of salt, potassium, and phosphate, the following are recommended; 1. Don't drink soups, eat only the noodles. 2. Utilize lemon, spices, horseradish etc. without using soy sauce or other sauces. 3. Reduce consumption. It is important for one to make a habit of having an adequate diet. To reinforce this habit, it is necessary to advise patients about eating and taking medication on an ongoing basis. |
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