According to a study in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, adding fish to the menu twice a week may lower the risk of kidney disease in diabetics. Researchers believe the nutrient composition of fish may be beneficial to kidney function by enhancing blood glucose control and improving plasma lipid levels.
 
Participants with diabetes who ate less than one serving of fish per week on average were four times more likely to have macroalbuminuria, or protein in the urine, than those who ate at least two servings per week. Researchers also found 18 percent of those with low fish consumption had macroalbuminuria compared to 4 percent of those who regularly included fish in their diet.
 
In addition to adding fish to your diet, tight control of glucose levels lowers the risk of developing albuminaria.

This article originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of AAKP Diet Tips & Bits.