There are around 1.8 million people in the UK diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and there are thought to be a million people worldwide who have the condition but are undiagnosed, resulting in 1.8 million deaths per year.1,2 Prompt diagnosis and management of CKD is vital to improve a sufferer’s quality of life and reduce the risk of requiring renal replacement therapy. Dietary and lifestyle factors play an important role in treatment.
WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF CKD?
Five stages classify CKD depending on the level of kidney damage and function and the ability of the kidneys to filter blood.3 The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a lab measurement of the amount of blood that passes through the glomeruli (filters) in the kidneys every minute, and the eGFR falls as the disease progresses.3
About the Author: Katy Stuart, RD
There are around 1.8 million people in the UK diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and there are thought to be a million people worldwide who have the condition but are undiagnosed, resulting in 1.8 million deaths per year.1,2 Prompt diagnosis and management of CKD is vital to improve a sufferer’s quality of life and reduce the risk of requiring renal replacement therapy. Dietary and lifestyle factors play an important role in treatment.
WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF CKD?
Five stages classify CKD depending on the level of kidney damage and function and the ability of the kidneys to filter blood.3 The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a lab measurement of the amount of blood that passes through the glomeruli (filters) in the kidneys every minute, and the eGFR falls as the disease progresses.3
About the Author: Katy Stuart, RD
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