Azotemia and proteins

Hi Carmine, thanks for your question and sorry to hear you have been diagnosed with azotemia. It is not a condition I have had any experience with, although I have had clients with chronic kidney disease so am familiar with the importance of following a low protein diet, as well as ensuring low amounts of potassium. I'm assuming you have been given some guidelines about how much protein to eat but guidelines for kidney disease are 0.6g to 0.8g per kg of body weight and potassium should be limited to two portions of low potassium fruit and two portions of low potassium vegetables a day, not exceeding a total daily potassium intake of 1500mg. Of course, sufficient water should also be consumed, according to thirst. In terms of protein, meat tends to have the highest amount of protein with approximately 32g of protein in 100g of chicken breast, 31g of protein in 100g of beef steak, 29g of protein in 100g of lamb, 23.5g of protein in 100g tuna (canned), 22.6g of protein in 100g of prawns and 12.5g of protein in 100g of chicken eggs. When it comes to plant proteins such as beans, lentils and chickpeas, these tend to be much lower in protein, for example 100g of lentils contains 9g of protein, so providing you stay within the guidelines mentioned above regarding total amounts of protein a day you should be fine sticking to plant proteins; however, do consider potassium content too, as lentils for instance do contain quite high amounts of potassium. I hope this helps. Good luck, Elizabeth