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  • Lower sodium in processed foods: good news for people with kidney disease

    The US is experiencing rising levels of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Attempts to control these diseases, which are even affecting children and teenagers, are now turning to food legislation and the food industry. Just last week the Healthy, Hunger-free Kids Act, also referred to as the Child Nutrition Act, […]

  • Kidney disease and B vitamin therapy: Concern or Controversy?

    Can too much of a water soluble vitamin really be bad for your kidneys? I first ran across an article "B Vitamins Harm Kidneys" in the June issue of Nutrition Action Healthletter (http://www.cspinet.org/). According to the article about a Canadian research study, 238 diabetics with early stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) took a high dose folic […]

  • More kidney diet tips for Thanksgiving

    Did you read last week’s post on DaVita Dietitians Thanksgiving diet tips? There’s more. Check out our 2009 Kidney Diet Tips for Thanksgiving to get more ideas on what to prepare and eat for a kidney-friendly meal on Thursday as you and your family celebrate Thanksgiving 2010. What do you do with the leftover turkey on Friday? […]

  • KidneyDiet App: a new tool to help kidney patients decide what to eat

    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? The latest tool for people with chronic kidney disease or on dialysis gives you the ability to do just that. KidneyDiet is an iPhone app that allows a quick, easy way to view […]

  • Kidney Diet Cookbooks

    One of the biggest helpers with learning about and following a kidney diet is a good kidney diet cookbook. Several years ago I posted the National Kidney Foundation kidney cookbook list for you to use as a guide. Here’s a link to the latest version: http://www.kidney.org/professionals/CRN/cookbooks.cfm. I also want to tell you about some of the recipe […]

  • Dietary Phosphate Prescription and Survival in Dialysis Patients

    “CUTTING DIETARY PHOSPHATE DOESN’T SAVE DIALYSIS PATIENTS’ LIVES” is the latest headline in nephrology news. So does that mean the struggles to control your phosphorus are no longer important? The study titled “The Association between Prescribed Dietary Phosphate Restriction and Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients” by Lynch, et al is in the online December 2010 issue […]

  • My DaVita, the latest tool for kidney patients and caregivers from DaVita

    My DaVita is a new feature on DaVita.com that helps you keep track of kidney resources and tools you discover on the website. To use My DaVita, you will need to sign up for a web account and create a user name. After completing the registration you are directed to My DaVita home where you […]

  • Peas please? Can I eat peas on a kidney friendly diet?

    Peas are eaten around the world. They come in many varieties–black-eyed peas (cow peas), chickpeas (garbanzo beans), green peas, pea pods, pigeon peas (red gram) and split green peas. I especially like green peas made into a salad or stuck to mashed potatoes when eating the two together. A recent inquiry I received from a DaVita.com visitor […]

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  • Fruits and Vegetables Help Delay Kidney Disease Progression in Early Stages

    Your mom said it, the health experts say it and now there’s reason for people with early kidney disease to do it. Eat your vegetables—and fruit every day. The health benefits of fruits and veggies for a general diet are well known. Now a study on patients with hypertension-related kidney disease gives people with early […]

  • R is for rice, a kidney-friendly staple

    Rice is a food staple for large numbers of people around the world, especially throughout Asia. During milling the bran and hull are removed from brown rice to produce white rice. This process reduces potassium and phosphorus content since the bran is where these nutrients are concentrated. For this reason white rice is a great choice […]