Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR

Introduction: Modern acid-producing diets in patients with stage G3 to G5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) can cause severe acid accumulation with metabolic acidosis and less severe accumulation causing eubicarbonatemic acidosis in stages G2 to G3, each with kidney injury. The impact of these diets on a...

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Main Authors: Nimrit Goraya, Nicolaos E. Madias, Jan Simoni, Maninder Kahlon, Nazan Aksan, Donald E. Wesson
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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author Nimrit Goraya
Nicolaos E. Madias
Jan Simoni
Maninder Kahlon
Nazan Aksan
Donald E. Wesson
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Jan Simoni
Maninder Kahlon
Nazan Aksan
Donald E. Wesson
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description Introduction: Modern acid-producing diets in patients with stage G3 to G5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) can cause severe acid accumulation with metabolic acidosis and less severe accumulation causing eubicarbonatemic acidosis in stages G2 to G3, each with kidney injury. The impact of these diets on acid accumulation in those with CKD but normal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (CKD G1) is unclear. Methods: We assessed whether acid accumulation occurs in patients with CKD and normal eGFR, and if added base-producing fruits and vegetables (F&Vs) or oral sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) (HCO3−) reduces acid accumulation and/or lowers kidney injury. We randomized 153 participants with macroalbuminuric, nondiabetic, CKD stage G1 (mean eGFR = 101 ml/min per 1.73 m2) with hypertension-associated CKD to receive F&Vs in amounts to reduce dietary acid intake by 50% (F&V, n = 51), oral NaHCO3 to match alkali intake of F&V (HCO3−, n = 51), or usual care (UC, n = 51) for 5 years. We assessed acid accumulation by comparing observed to expected increase in plasma total CO2 (PTCO2) in response to retained bicarbonate (dose − urine bicarbonate excretion) 2 hours after an oral NaHCO3 bolus. Results: Baseline acid accumulation, eGFR, urine excretion of albumin, N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine, and angiotensinogen were not different among groups. Five-year acid accumulation (mean [SD]) was lower in F&V (−1.2 [11.0] mmol] and in HCO3− (−1.7 [10.8] mmol) than in UC (5.2 [10.3] mmol, P < 0.003), which is consistent with lower acid accumulation in F&V and HCO3−. Five-year urine excretion of albumin, N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine, and angiotensinogen were lower in F&V and HCO3− than in UC, which is consistent with less kidney injury. Conclusions: Dietary acid reduction reduces acid accumulation and kidney injury in patients with CKD and normal eGFR.
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spelling doaj-art-6524da8b9cbe44c3ae8ea6cd923ce99c2025-08-20T02:06:05ZengElsevierKidney International Reports2468-02492025-02-0110235537410.1016/j.ekir.2024.10.032Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFRNimrit Goraya0Nicolaos E. Madias1Jan Simoni2Maninder Kahlon3Nazan Aksan4Donald E. Wesson5Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, USASt. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USADepartment of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas; USADepartment of Population Health, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USADepartment of Population Health, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA; Correspondence: Donald E. Wesson, Dell Medical School – The University of Texas at Austin, 1501 Red River Street, MC:Z0100, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.Introduction: Modern acid-producing diets in patients with stage G3 to G5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) can cause severe acid accumulation with metabolic acidosis and less severe accumulation causing eubicarbonatemic acidosis in stages G2 to G3, each with kidney injury. The impact of these diets on acid accumulation in those with CKD but normal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (CKD G1) is unclear. Methods: We assessed whether acid accumulation occurs in patients with CKD and normal eGFR, and if added base-producing fruits and vegetables (F&Vs) or oral sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) (HCO3−) reduces acid accumulation and/or lowers kidney injury. We randomized 153 participants with macroalbuminuric, nondiabetic, CKD stage G1 (mean eGFR = 101 ml/min per 1.73 m2) with hypertension-associated CKD to receive F&Vs in amounts to reduce dietary acid intake by 50% (F&V, n = 51), oral NaHCO3 to match alkali intake of F&V (HCO3−, n = 51), or usual care (UC, n = 51) for 5 years. We assessed acid accumulation by comparing observed to expected increase in plasma total CO2 (PTCO2) in response to retained bicarbonate (dose − urine bicarbonate excretion) 2 hours after an oral NaHCO3 bolus. Results: Baseline acid accumulation, eGFR, urine excretion of albumin, N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine, and angiotensinogen were not different among groups. Five-year acid accumulation (mean [SD]) was lower in F&V (−1.2 [11.0] mmol] and in HCO3− (−1.7 [10.8] mmol) than in UC (5.2 [10.3] mmol, P < 0.003), which is consistent with lower acid accumulation in F&V and HCO3−. Five-year urine excretion of albumin, N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine, and angiotensinogen were lower in F&V and HCO3− than in UC, which is consistent with less kidney injury. Conclusions: Dietary acid reduction reduces acid accumulation and kidney injury in patients with CKD and normal eGFR.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246802492402000Xacidbicarbonatechronic kidney diseasecitratediethypertension
spellingShingle Nimrit Goraya
Nicolaos E. Madias
Jan Simoni
Maninder Kahlon
Nazan Aksan
Donald E. Wesson
Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR
Kidney International Reports
acid
bicarbonate
chronic kidney disease
citrate
diet
hypertension
title Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR
title_full Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR
title_fullStr Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR
title_full_unstemmed Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR
title_short Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR
title_sort randomized trial of dietary acid reduction and acid base status of patients with ckd and normal estimated gfr
topic acid
bicarbonate
chronic kidney disease
citrate
diet
hypertension
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246802492402000X
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