Hello,
My friend has undergone surgery and lost one kidney. Will he need to follow a renal diet for the rest of his life with protein reduced by half? If the existing kidney is functioning normally, can he eat a standard diet, provided that he restricts, or preferably completely eliminates, alcohol and coffee and limits salt?
If the other kidney is healthy, there is generally no need to adhere to strict dietary measures. This means you can eat "normally" in the sense of the standardly recommended ratios of macronutrients. However, it is advisable not to overburden it unnecessarily (with high intake of alcohol, salt, proteins...).
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Mgr. Martin Jelinek
Lecturer and author of the educational system
Nutrition educator, lecturer, and author of the educational system and the ZOF learning application.
Mgr. Martin Jelínek has been systematically involved in nutrition education since 1999. He is the founder of ATAC, the educational company behind NutriCourses, and the author of an educational system focused on nutrition, healthy lifestyle, and the practical application of nutrition knowledge.
He graduated from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University in Brno. Throughout his professional career, he has combined nutrition, education, and the practical application of acquired knowledge. His educational system also includes the ZOF (Zone of Optimal Functioning) learning application, where students turn theory into practical work with meal plans.
In 2007, he launched the first intake of a six-month course focused on the education of nutrition advisors. Over time, this course became the foundation for the further development of the educational system and a range of specialised courses.