Sustainability and role of plant-based diets in chronic kidney disease prevention and treatment DOI Creative Commons
Giulia Marrone, Manuela Di Lauro, Kevin Cornali

et al.

Frontiers in Pharmacology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: March 31, 2025

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 10% of the world's population (namely, 800 million people) and an increase in CKD prevalence has been observed over years. This phenomenon developed countries is related to spread chronic degenerative non-communicable diseases (CDNCDs), such as diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, obesity, etc., while low-income middle-income countries, attributable not only CDNCDs, but also infection conditions (like HIV, hepatitis, etc.). Another important difference lies age onset CKD, which about 20 years lower developing compared ones. Therefore, becoming a public health problem, requiring preventive treatment strategies counteract its slow progression. Moreover, healthcare costs for management progresses. In this regard, approach prevent reduce progression involves pharmacological nutritional treatments Mediterranean Diet, MedRen diet, Flexitarian Vegetarian Diet Plant-dominant Low Protein Diet) order improve patients' quality life and, at same time, promote environmental sustainability. Recent studies have highlighted benefits these diets individuals, environment. particular, plant-based increasingly gained role prevention diseases, including CKD. fact, recent scientific how greater adherence predominantly diets, associated with risk slowing With regard sustainability, it known our food choices influence climate crisis, since sector contributes 25% greenhouse gas emissions. consumption animal proteins replace them are key sustainability health, supported by European policies. context, industries starting offer products that similar characteristics, both sensorial nutritional, those origin. innovation, presents difficulties due perception taste organoleptic appearance products. An additional challenge concerns resistance traditional industry lack awareness consumer. The paradigm shift dictated obtained Life cycle assessment land footprint, carbon footprint blue water origin pointed out impact former. conclusion, adoption sustainable models will down positively impacting on human planet, significantly reducing resources National Health Systems, they absorb up 70%-80% costs.

Language: Английский

Sustainability and role of plant-based diets in chronic kidney disease prevention and treatment DOI Creative Commons
Giulia Marrone, Manuela Di Lauro, Kevin Cornali

et al.

Frontiers in Pharmacology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: March 31, 2025

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 10% of the world's population (namely, 800 million people) and an increase in CKD prevalence has been observed over years. This phenomenon developed countries is related to spread chronic degenerative non-communicable diseases (CDNCDs), such as diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, obesity, etc., while low-income middle-income countries, attributable not only CDNCDs, but also infection conditions (like HIV, hepatitis, etc.). Another important difference lies age onset CKD, which about 20 years lower developing compared ones. Therefore, becoming a public health problem, requiring preventive treatment strategies counteract its slow progression. Moreover, healthcare costs for management progresses. In this regard, approach prevent reduce progression involves pharmacological nutritional treatments Mediterranean Diet, MedRen diet, Flexitarian Vegetarian Diet Plant-dominant Low Protein Diet) order improve patients' quality life and, at same time, promote environmental sustainability. Recent studies have highlighted benefits these diets individuals, environment. particular, plant-based increasingly gained role prevention diseases, including CKD. fact, recent scientific how greater adherence predominantly diets, associated with risk slowing With regard sustainability, it known our food choices influence climate crisis, since sector contributes 25% greenhouse gas emissions. consumption animal proteins replace them are key sustainability health, supported by European policies. context, industries starting offer products that similar characteristics, both sensorial nutritional, those origin. innovation, presents difficulties due perception taste organoleptic appearance products. An additional challenge concerns resistance traditional industry lack awareness consumer. The paradigm shift dictated obtained Life cycle assessment land footprint, carbon footprint blue water origin pointed out impact former. conclusion, adoption sustainable models will down positively impacting on human planet, significantly reducing resources National Health Systems, they absorb up 70%-80% costs.

Language: Английский

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