PROFESSIONAL FAQS: ARE APRICOTS GOOD FOR KIDNEY DISEASE?
Expert opinion from Deidre Huysamen
Dietician - Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · 7 years of experience · South Africa
For those with chronic kidney disease, especially those on dialysis, it is best to avoid apricots as these are high in potassium. Individuals with chronic kidney disease struggle to clear out certain minerals through urine, one of these is potassium. By consuming high potassium foods you will put yourself at risk for potassium toxicity.
Expert opinion from Livia Dickson Chen
PhD in Nutrition · 11 years of experience · Brazil
Individuals with kidney disease should be careful with apricot consumption as it is rich in potassium and this mineral tends to accumulate in kidney patients. Its excess leads to weakness or cramps, weakens the heartbeat, or even causes cardiac arrest.
Expert opinion from Felicitas Bouche Ocampo
Nutrition Professor, Bachelor's Human Nutritional Sciences · 5 years of experience · Argentina
It is not recommended for kidney disease and it should be avoided. Apricot is a potassium-rich fruit that can be fresh or dried; neither of this options are suggested for kidney disease diets.
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