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Do you recommend a ketogenic diet for patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease?

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Nephrology · UCSF

So far, what we know based on pilot studies is that the keto diet "doesn't not work" in PKD. I tell this to patients and some are motivated to pursue it, which should be done in a supervised way and focus on fat from salmon and avocado rather than super high saturated fat options where possible. Som...

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