Archives for Nutrition

Know Your Kidneys: How You Can Prevent Diabetic Kidney Disease
Did you know that over 1 in 10 American has diabetes, which is the leading cause of kidney disease? Over time, high blood sugar da... Learn More >>

Food, Fluid & Summer Eating with The Cooking Doc
One of the greatest challenges for kidney patients is changing their daily eating habits. Join us for a kidney conversation with n... Learn More >>

Kidney Chat: Ask A Dietitian
Renal dietitians are experts in the nutritional needs of patients in every stage of kidney disease. Working with a dietitian can h... Learn More >>

Kidney-Friendly Cooking with Chef Linda
One of the biggest challenges for people living with kidney disease is navigating new eating, drinking and nutrition requirements.... Learn More >>

Potassium and kidney disease: What you need to know
When your kidneys are damaged, they cannot remove extra potassium from your blood. Having too much potassium in your blood is call... Learn More >>

Food Safety and Kidney Disease
Food safety is a serious public health concern. In fact, 1 in 6 Americans get foodborne illness each year, resulting in 128,000 ho... Learn More >>

Kidney Chat: Ask a Social Worker
Every person with kidney disease on dialysis is assigned a social worker. Social workers are highly educated and highly trained pr... Learn More >>
Topics: Kidney Failure • Coping • CKD • Dialysis • Kidney Disease Overview • ESRD • Kidney Disease Complications • Nutrition

Healthy weight pre and post-kidney transplant
Maintaining a healthy weight can be a big part of the kidney transplant process – both before the transplant surgery and after. Th... Learn More >>
Topics: Coping • Diet • CKD • Exercise • Transplant • ESRD • Nutrition

Eating healthy with diabetes and kidney disease
In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month, the webinar will focus on managing two conditions that often happen together ... Learn More >>

Phosphorus in the kidney disease diet: Holiday Edition
Unless you have kidney disease, you may not think about the phosphorus in your foods. But when you have kidney disease, phosphorus... Learn More >>

Protein: Who needs it anyway? You do!
Protein is an important nutrient for dialysis patients that many patients struggle with. Learn more about what protein really does... Learn More >>

What CAN I eat? Nutrition for dialysis patients
If you are on dialysis or if you have a loved one who is, you know how difficult it can be to find foods that will work with the s... Learn More >>