Diet Against Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease affects a remarkable 10% of adults globally. Emerging evidence is pointing to diet as a key way to reduce your risk. This new study adds to that evidence.

This study looked included 179,508 people. It wanted to see if adhering to the EAT-Lancet diet would affect the risk of chronic kidney disease.

The EAT-Lancet diet emphasizes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and unsaturated fats; it is low in seafood and poultry and includes little to no red meat, processed meat, refined grains and sugar. The plant based diet has been shown to be associated with lower risk of diabetes, cancer and premature morality.

The study found that people who more closely follow the EAT-Lancet diet had a lower rate of chronic kidney disease. The plant based diet reduced the risk by 18%.

This large study showed that the EAT-Lancet diet, with its emphasis on healthy plant based foods, significantly lowers the risk of chronic kidney disease.

CMAJ. 2026 January 26;198:E73-83.

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