Have you ever wished you could instantly peak at the nutrient content of a food while making weekly menus, grocery shopping or eating out on a kidney diet? One tool available for people with chronic kidney disease or on dialysis gives you the ability to do just that. KidneyDiet® is an iPhone app and Google Play that allows a quick, easy way to view thousands of foods from the USDA food database, including some of the major restaurant chains.
The featured nutrients are focused on those most important in a kidney diet: protein, potassium, phosphorus and sodium. In addition to providing nutrient data, the KidneyDiet® app highlights in red values that may require caution for a kidney diet.
While this app is not a replacement for advice from your doctor or dietitian, it is a welcome tool to help make the challenge of following a kidney diet easier. Future versions will include expanded nutrients and features to help track and analyze daily intake.
KidneyDiet® is a registered trademark of Kismetly, Inc. They provide health-related applications for mobile devices. Visit their website at www.KidneyDiet.com for more information.
