Do You Know How Important Is Folic Acid For Kidneys?
Mar 27, 2022
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Folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin. It plays a very important role in protein synthesis and cell growth. It is one of the essential vitamins for the human body. If the human body lacks folic acid, it may lead to megaloblastic anemia, depression, tumors, and other diseases. Studies have shown that[1] folic acid can help reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients, delay the decline of kidney function, and reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease developing into uremia.
Many patients with kidney disease accept strict dietary control, and there are different degrees of folic acid deficiency. So, where can these kidney friends find folic acid and receive its help?
How to Supplement with Folic Acid?
The daily intake of folic acid for adults is maintained at about 3.1 μg/kg per day;
The total daily intake of folic acid for pregnant women should be greater than 350 μg;
The safe intake of infants is similar to that of adults in terms of kg body weight, that is, 3.6 μg/kg per day can still meet the needs of growth and maintenance of normal blood. [2]
Oral folic acid is one of the easiest ways to supplement folic acid, and folic acid can be easily purchased in hospitals and pharmacies, and the price is not expensive. In addition, you can also get folic acid from food.
Food supplements for Kidney function improvement: cistanche tubulosa extract and folic acid
Vegetables rich in folic acid
Folic acid, also known as pteroylglutamic acid, is so named because it is very abundant in green leaves. Therefore, vegetables are a reasonable source of folic acid [3], and kidney friends can supplement folic acid by eating rich green leafy vegetables. Dr. Kidney summarizes several vegetables with high folic acid content for everyone:
Meats rich in folic acid
Meat foods are not only rich in minerals and trace elements, but also rich in folic acid. Let's take a look at which meat foods are rich in folic acid.
