Nephrotic syndrome is the combination of nephrotic-range proteinuria with a low serum albumin level and edema. Nephrotic-range proteinuria is the loss of 3 grams or more per day of protein into the urine or, on a single spot urine collection, the presence of 2 g of protein per gram of urine creatinine. A healthy diet for Nephrotic patients consists of low salt, low-fat moderate protein and low cholesterol diet. Avoid eating high carb foods, high protein food, unhealthy fats, fried foods, junk foods, processed foods and preserved foods.
Vegetables | |
---|---|
To Avoid | To Consume |
Tomato | Pumpkin |
Eggplant | Peas (boil) |
Beans | Bottle gourd |
Peppermint leaves | Bitter gourd |
Sweet potatoes | Ridge gourd |
Swiss chard | Potatoes |
Mushroom | Cauliflower |
Cucumber | Winter squash |
Lotus stem | Onion |
Frozen vegetables | Asparagus |
Raw salad | - |
Cereals | |
White refined flour | Whole grains |
Brown rice | Rice flakes |
White pasta | White rice |
Brown bread | Semolina |
Bakery products | Vermicelli |
Noodle | Puffed rice |
Pasta | Wheat flour |
Macaroni | - |
Pulses | |
Black gram | Yellow moong lentil |
Bengal gram | Green gram |
White chickpea | Orange lentils |
Kidney beans | Split pigeon peas |
Nutrinuggets | Split chickpeas |
Soybean, Horse gram | - |
Roasted grams | - |
Dried and frozen pulses | - |
Fruits | |
Banana | Apple |
Coconut | Pear |
Dates | Papaya |
Kiwi | Pomegranate |
Orange | - |
Lemon | - |
Avocado | - |
Apricot | - |
All canned and packaged fruits | - |
Fruits with seeds | - |
Spices | |
Excessive salt | Coriander |
Red and Green Chilies | Mint |
Salt (Use is very less. But if the Sodium levels are less than normal than can give it in moderate quantity.) | Black pepper |
- | Cumin |
- | Fennel |
- | Carmon |
Non-Veg | |
Fried or Processed meats | Egg white portion only |
Prawns | - |
Lobster | - |
Crab | - |
Lean beef | - |
Pork | - |
Lamb | - |
Ham | - |
Dairy Products | |
Whole milk and Cream | Low-fat milk (occasionally) |
Cottage cheese | - |
Butter | - |
Full-fat yogurt | - |
Cream cheese | - |
Condensed milk | - |
Curd | - |
Fats | |
Hydrogenated oil | Cow ghee |
Cream | Mustard oil |
Palm oil | Sunflower oil |
Coconut oil | Rice bran oil |
Butter | Olive oil |
Hydrogenated oil | - |
Soybean oil | - |
Dryfruits | |
Cashew nuts | 5 almonds (soak in water overnight) |
Pistachio | - |
Peanuts | - |
Raisins | - |
Prunes | - |
Figs | - |
Dried apricot | - |
Flaxseed | - |
Pumpkin seed | - |
- | sunflower seed |