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Because CKD can progress to kidney failure, which has incredibly destructive effects on quality of life, it is important to find simple ways to prevent and treat it.<\/p>\nBecause CKD can progress to kidney failure, which has incredibly destructive effects on quality of life, it is important to find simple ways to prevent and treat it.<\/p>\n
A new study published in the British Medical Journal may have found the simplest of them all.<\/p>\n
All you need to do is load up on one type of common food, one that most of us consider a total treat.<\/p>\n
A multinational research team led by the George Institute for Global Health and the University of New South Wales wanted to know whether omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids circulating in the bloodstream could prevent CKD. They studied both plant and marine-derived omega-3s.<\/p>\n
They reviewed data from 19 studies in 12 countries with a total of 25,570 participants, all between ages 49 and 77.<\/p>\n
Of the 25,570 participants, 4,944 (19.3 percent) developed CKD during the 11-year observation period.<\/p>\n
The analysis yielded the following results.<\/p>\n
2.\tCompared with those who consumed the least fish, those who consumed the most had a 13% reduced CKD risk.<\/p>\n
3.\tThose who ate the most fish and already had CKD experienced a much slower decline in kidney function.<\/p>\n
4.\tPlant-derived omega-3, called alpha-linolenic acid, had no effect on CKD risk or kidney function decline.\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n