date:Jan 20, 2014
those of the kidneys, said AUSVEG spokesperson, Hugh Gurney.
One of the US studies, conducted by the Texas A and M University College of Medicine, found that the kidney function of patients with hypertensive nephropathy who received extra dietary fruit and vegetables, or an oral alkaline medication, was preserved after one year. Kidney injury in those who received no intervention had progressed.
These findings add to the wealth of evidence and studies highlighting that vegetables are good for