Plant-based Diets and Postprandial Hyperkalemia
Division
North Florida
Hospital
Osceola Regional Medical Center
Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Publication Date
6-24-2023
Keywords
chronic kidney disease, hyperkalemia, nutrition, postprandial hyperkalemia
Disciplines
Internal Medicine | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Abstract
This Letter to the Editor is a response to St-Jules and Fouque and their interpretation of postprandial hyperkalemia, especially regarding plant-based diets. Based on the reviewed literature review, potassium kinetic studies cited by the authors include only 1 study with a food-based intervention that actually showed reduced postprandial hyperkalemia with plant-based diets. The remainder of the studies used potassium salts or supplements that behave differently compared with whole plant foods. As such, we recommend avoiding restriction of whole plant foods in patients with chronic kidney disease when solely based on the theoretical risk of postprandial hyperkalemia.
Publisher or Conference
Nutrition Reviews
Recommended Citation
Varshney A, Dupuis L, Aggarwal M, Joshi S. Plant-based diets and postprandial hyperkalemia. Nutr Rev. 2023;nuad070. doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuad070