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March Celebration and Awareness: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day and World Kidney Day
Happy Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day to the thousands of dedicated nutrition professionals committed to improving nutritional status and health in communities and individuals. Registered Dietitian…
Continue Reading »Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipes-a Sweet Kidney Diet Tip
Five days until Christmas, which means you have time to make some of your favorite holiday cookies. Imagine the aroma of fresh baked cookies filling the…
Continue Reading »CMS Dialysis Cuts: What It Means for Patients
If you are a patient receiving dialysis treatments, a family member or caregiver of a dialysis patient, or an active member of the kidney care…
Continue Reading »CMS-Proposed Cuts to Dialysis Payment: The Impact on Nutrition Care for Dialysis Patients
If you are a renal dietitian, you have most likely heard about the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal to cut payment for…
Continue Reading »Kidney Diet Tips on Phosphate Additives – Your Great Phosphorus Saver (G.P.S.) Guide
DaVita Dietitian Julia from Ohio is today’s guest blogger with some great kidney diet tips about phosphorus. Phosphorus by the Numbers 250 mg to 1,000 mg of phosphorus…
Continue Reading »The Obesity Paradox and Kidney Disease
You may have heard or read a recent news report on the benefit of being overweight or obese. The January 2013 issue of the Journal of…
Continue Reading »Normal Phosphorus in Early Kidney Disease: The FGF-23 Link
Phosphorus is a big deal for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, but often isn’t addressed until dialysis is needed. Thanks to a very efficient regulating…
Continue Reading »Preventing diabetes and kidney disease: Link to canned meat
Canned meats always show up on the list of high sodium foods. Products such as Spam®, Treat®, Vienna Sausage® and Potted Meat® are processed canned…
Continue Reading »myDaVita.com: the newest resource for kidney patients and caregivers
The week of May 25, 2012 is an exciting week for DaVita. It marks the launch of myDaVita.com, an enhanced social networking experience for kidney…
Continue Reading »The Delicious Dietitian: A New Line of Kidney-Friendly Seasonings and Vinegars
How about some new flavor blends to spice up your every day meals? I’ve discovered a new line of spice blends and vinegars created with the kidney diet…
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