Show D ro i i i fr frI I Lulu Hunt Peter I vM L By CD r n 8 fI n. n DIET IN KIDNEY DISEASE Bs B.'s question Is tripe hipe a light or os heavy meat What per of or prolIn protein pro plO 1 tein lIn ln has it Would it be safe to togie give gi my father who has Brights Bright's disease ase and is permitted to have meat once a day preferably chicken chick chick- en n But father rather tires of chicken and longs for tor tripe of ot which he is very fond ond lie He is 80 80 yet has a normal blood pressure He has purplish red redI I spots come frequently on his arms Will diet help such spots an and l what do they Indicate S Answers Answel's Because the kidneys excrete the wastes from meat and other protein foods heavy flesh eaters eat eat- ers era are prone irone to kidney disease from tram slow poisoning of or these or or- or gans Therefore a part of ot the dietary dietary dietary die die- tary plan Is to see that the kidneys ha have ve no excess ess wastes to eliminate But there Is another side of ot this question that that has has- recently been brought out and it Is this The I protein of or flesh foods leaves an I acid residue in the body and an excess of or these acid residues Is highly Irritating to the kidneys s 's as aswell aswelt welt well as aC other organs But it isn't wholly because of excessive protein acid wastes that the kidneys are Ir Irritated irritated irritated ir- ir for any diet which finally predominates In acid wastes will in injure in- in lure jure them s sSI J SI cant can't go more Into the question of acIdosis In this paper but those who are interested may have one C I have prepared b by sending a self self- addressed stamped envelope with request Now ow about a little tripe for your our father rather B. B Recent experiments have shown that the meat of glandular organs such as liver brains kidneys kid kid- ners stomach etc has a n be better ter grade of or building protein than that of muscle meat moat just as the protein of the glandular part of or the plant the the leaves leaves has has a n better beller grade than the storage part the part the seeds and tubers So according to the newer nutrition tripe ahe the stomach h of ot cud- cud chewing hewing animals would have a 11 amore amore more valuable protein than chicken It has approximately the same per per- If It your doctor allows father meat once a day I think he would let him have a It little tripe or some other meat for fora a change If U he desires It It Is considered considered considered con con- better better on on account of ot the of or which I spoke spoke for for fora a sufferer from irritated kidneys to get most of his protein from Crom milk vel very mild mUd cheese and nuts for tor or they leave an alkaline reaction And your father must get a goodly amount of fruits and vegetables for tOl their alkaline reaction reaction also Rico aiso and anu not u nut their alkaline reaction reaction also Rico aiso and anu not u nut too great a proportion of the cereals and bread and things made of flour as these leave an acid reaction The amount of protein generally allowed to one suffering from Brights Bright's disease Is one calorie to a pound of normal body weight The normal person takes around two But as this Is J's a small amount it must be seen that the protein Is biologically complete and it ma may also have to be Increased for there Is Just as much danger from too little protein as there is from too mu much ch S We have an article on s 's disease which goes into the tho subject subject- more thoroughly You may Ve have hae this by sending- sending a self addressed address di stamped envelope e with your re- re quest S The p red purplish spots are ass probably 5 ably bruises If the they come too en Ily lly it shows that the blood vessels are more are more fragile than normal Thi Th i Is one of the characteristics of at seth vy Is father getting a sufficient amount of the fresh vegetables and fruits containing the vitamin vit vOL amin The trusts are especially espe daIly high In t t most other fresh tresh fruits and vegetables s contain It too S Tomorrow Tomorrow Answers Answers to Mothers Copyright 1926 by the George Matthew Adam Adami Service |