How Much Protein Should Dialysis Patients Eat

Protein is an necessary nutrition for people's health. however, for kidney disease patients, because of the loss of potein in urine, patients need to limit the protein intake. but for dialysis patients, the protein intake will be different from CKD patients who are not on dialysis. in this article, we will talk about how much protein should dialysis patients eat.

The amount of protein you need when you are on dialysis depends on your size, your nutritional status and the type of dialysis treatments you receive. Most people on dialysis need to eat at least 6 to 9 ounces of good-quality protein each day.

Estimating how much protein to eat

Here are some examples of protein foods and how many ounces of protein they provide.

- Beef steak (4 ounces)

- Chicken drumstick (2 ounces)

- Egg (one = 1 ounce)

- Egg whites (two = 1 ounce)

- Fish fillet (3 ounces)

- Half chicken breast (3 ounces)

- Hamburger patty (3 ounces)

- Pork chop (3 ounces)

- Shrimp (18 to 20 medium = 3 ounces)

- Soy burger (2 to 3 ounces)

Another way to estimate protein is using your hand as a guide. The size of the palm of your hand is approximately 3 ounces. The size of your thumb is about 1 ounce.


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