Beneficial Effect of Coffee in Dialysis Patients

its impact on renal disease is largely unknown and its effect on dialysis patients is even more obscure. There have been many claims of medicinal or health benefits for drinking coffee. Studies have shown apparent reductions in the risks of: Alzheimer’s disease Parkinson’s disease Heart disease Diabetes mellitus type 2 Cirrhosis of the liver Gout. Recently a small study has reported that dialysis patients who drink coffee were more likely to have lower cholesterol. Of the 30 patients studied 26 were on peritoneal dialysis and only 4 were on hemodialysis. The patients were divided into two groups. Group I patients drank 1-3 cups of coffee per day for 2 years prior to the study. The second group consisted of patients who self reported no intake of caffeinated coffee over the same period. The investigators reported that serum lipid profile, anthropometric and bioimpedance measurements, and laboratory indices of nutrition and inflammation status were examined for both groups. Patients in Group I had higher levels of HDL and lower LDL when compared to group II. Patients in group I were also found to have lower waist and hip circumferences, a lower waist/height ratio, a lower fat body mass, and a higher lean body mass as a percentage of total body mass. These finding when taken together suggest that dialysis patients who drink coffee may be more likely to have a more favorable lipid profile as well as higher lean body mass and a lower body mass index. ABSTRACT BELOW: We chec...
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