India, June 6 -- Kidneys play an essential role in our body, including removing wastes, extra fluid, and acid that is produced by the cells, and maintaining a healthy balance of water, salts, and minerals such as sodium, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium in our blood. Therefore, it is important that we practise a healthy lifestyle and eat a healthy diet to support kidney function.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Nishchay B, MD, DM (nephrology and kidney transplant), consultant nephrologist, Apollo Clinic, Bellandur, shared how our diet can affect kidney function, dietary changes to help kidneys stay healthy, and foods to avoid.

According to the nephrologist, diet has a direct impact on kidney health because everything we consume ...