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Newly Released Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Sodium and Chronic Kidney Disease
Every 5 years the USDA releases guidelines on healthy eating, Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The newest release points out that many Americans lack healthy diet…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »Updated list of recalled egg brands
Here is a link to the recalled shell egg brands: http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/WhatsNewinFood/ucm223536.htm
Continue Reading »Fresh Shell Egg Recall due to Salmonella Risk-Kidney Patients Beware
If you live in California, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin or Iowa you could be at risk for salmonella from fresh eggs.
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »DaVita Phosphorus Challenge is Ready
Are you ready to take the challenge? DaVita has launched the DaVita Phosphorus Challenge, a fun way to learn about phosphorus with games, quizzes, articles,…
Continue Reading »Diabetes and kidney disease prevention
Diabetes is a risk factor for kidney disease. In fact, over 50% of patients on dialysis have diabetes. So if you have diabetes find out what…
Continue Reading »World Kidney Day March 11, 2010
Thursday March 11 is World Kidney Day, a time to bring attention to kidney disease awareness, treatment and prevention. I will be participating in Building…
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