Can Kidney Failure Patients Eat Pistachio Nut

Pistachio nut has great popularity among people whether they are health or unhealthy. Can kidney failure patients take it?
We all know that pistachio nut is a kind of snacks rich in nutrition as well as a tonic medicine, which can enrich consumptive disease, benefit pneuma, protect lung and tonify kidney, support healthy energy. Since the nut has so many advantages, The pip of pistachio nut contains a high nutrient value, there are average 20 micrograms vitamin A, 59 micrograms folic acid, 440 mg phosphorus, 970 mg potassium, 270 mg sodium, 120 mg calcium in every 100 pips. Besides, the pistachio nut is also rich in niacin, pantothenic acid, mineral substance. Oil content of per pip summed up to 45.1%, because pistachio nut is rich in oil, hence it has the effect of relaxing bowel, which can help improve body detoxify system.
From above we can see that the pistachio nut contains lots of potassium and sodium, however, kidney failure patients should limit the intake of potassium and sodium, why is it so?
In general, kidney failure patients’ kidney have been damaged severely, the remaining kidney function is less than 10%, which can not bear the burden of kidney metabolism. The excessive intake of potassium and sodium will increase the burden of kidney，so that the kidney failure patients should not eat the food that can bring burden to kidney. Therefore some pistachio nut is fine, but kidney failure patients should keep things in moderation.

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