The fish-related metabolite 1-docosahexaenoylglycerophosphocholine may be positively linked to reducing the risk of chronic kidney disease, according to recently published data.
“Protein-rich foods have distinct nutritional characteristics and variable associations with kidney outcomes,” Lauren Bernard, MHS, of the epidemiology department at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, wrote with colleagues. “Identifying metabolomic markers of dietary protein can also lead to improved dietary assessment and inform dietary recommendations to modify kidney disease risk.”