Researchers Discovered Diet That Could Be Key in Treating PKD

Polycystic kidney disease or PKD is a hereditary and relatively common disease. It has been long thought that this disease is irreversible. Those who have this disease develop fluid-filled cysts inside their kidneys, which grow and eventually take away the function of these organs.

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Once their kidneys fail, PKD patients often require dialysis several times a week or must undergo a kidney transplant. To make matters worse, a host of other PKD-related conditions and complications add to the patients’ health burden, including high blood pressure, vascular problems and cysts in the liver. And that doesn’t take into account the medical costs and the reduced quality of life.

Progress toward finding a cure has been sluggish, with only one drug proven to slow — but not stop — the progression of PKD.

But there is hope. A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara has discovered a diet that could be a key in treating this disease.

See more over at The Current.

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Source: neatorama

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