Healthy diet in diabetes tied to less kidney disease

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes who ate a diet consistent with general health guidelines and high in fruit, vegetables, fiber and unsaturated fat were less likely to develop kidney disease than unhealthy eaters, in a new study. Researchers also found that eating normal amounts of salt and protein was not tied to a higher risk of kidney disease or death - despite doctors traditionally recommending people with diabetes go easy on those nutrients. "Most of the recommendations we give are opinion-based, I think," Dr. ...



via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/healthy-diet-diabetes-tied-less-kidney-disease-184909378.html