The theme of World Health Day 2015 is “Food Safety”. Food safety is also closely related to the safety of your transplanted kidney. Dr. Hu would like to remind you that if you eat well and safely, the burden on your transplanted kidney will be lighter. The kidney transplant patients use immunosuppressive drugs for a long time, the immune function of the body is generally at a relatively low level, once attacked by bacteria, viruses, fungi will be very easy to disease, once the disease is easy to affect the function of the transplanted kidney. Food through the intestines, kidney transplant patients must be fresh and clean food. Rotting, moldy and other spoiled foods are not suitable for kidney transplant patients. The home cooking can not completely kill the pathogenic bacteria in the spoiled food, and the pathogenic bacteria can release toxins, and the toxins can not be eliminated by “re-potting”. Therefore, eating “warmed up” spoiled food can still cause stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms. In addition, some local snacks that may use spoiled foods as ingredients (e.g., moldy pancake, moldy beans, stinky tofu, stinky salmon, etc.) are also recommended to be avoided. Kidney transplant patients should ensure adequate daily water intake. If there is no limb edema, no special salt restriction is needed, and no more than the recommended 6g of salt per day is sufficient. Some kidney transplant patients have hyperlipidemia, hypertension and hyperuricemia, so they often need to control the intake of meat and fats slightly. The standard of control is to have the indicators within the normal range in regular laboratory tests. Many people hear about “food additives” that is like the enemy, especially kidney transplant patients are often the key protection in the family, in order to eliminate food additives, the family would like to grow their own fields and pigs. In fact, the range of food additives is very wide, China has 23 categories, more than 2,000 varieties. Food additives and illegal additives are two very different concepts: food additives as long as within a reasonable range, to do not abuse is safe; while illegal additives are illegal no matter how much is used. Do not trust and believe in health food The “health products” people often eat are actually “health food”. They are not medicine and do not have medicinal effect, so they cannot be used to treat diseases. Therefore, if you see a health food brand advertise that it has “cured many people” or “enhanced a certain function”, congratulations, you have met an unscrupulous businessman or a fraud. There are many different kinds of health supplements on the market, so it is advisable for kidney transplant friends to choose carefully, and for those who are not sure about health supplements, it is safe to consult a doctor before buying and taking them. In conclusion Cultivating a reasonable and healthy diet will help all kidney patients to effectively protect their transplant kidney health. Protect your transplant kidney, start with a safe diet!