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Keeping Phosphorus under Control
Fall is suddenly here! This incredible time of year brings memories of time with family and friends, apple and pumpkin picking, and baking and cooking…
Continue Reading »What’s the Scoop on Whole Grains?
If you have been following a kidney diet for years you may be confused about the new trend towards including whole grains. In the past…
Continue Reading »Energy Drinks and the Kidney Diet
Kidney patients looking for an energy boost may wonder if including energy drinks in their kidney diet is acceptable. Read on to learn important considerations….
Continue Reading »Phosphorus Update: And You Thought Dark Colas were Bad News
So you’ve been avoiding dark colas to help manage your serum phosphorus level. Yet, you are still struggling to keep it in goal range. Well,…
Continue Reading »Is Everyone Being Phosphatized by too Much Phosphorus?
You are a phosphorus expert! Right? If you doubt me, identify one person in your family who knows more about high phosphorus foods than you….
Continue Reading »What is all the Fuss about Phosphorus?
Imagine this. It is time to review your monthly dialysis nutrition lab report with your dietitian. She tells you that your phosphorus level is high….
Continue Reading »Feeling Itchy with Fishy Phosphorus
Recently during dialysis rounds, a patient who diligently follows his diet and takes his medication as prescribed mentioned to me he was having extreme itching….
Continue Reading »Building a Balanced Vegetarian Kidney Diet
Can a kidney diet also be a vegetarian diet? It’s estimated that about 5% of people on dialysis are vegetarians. Some of the reasons for…
Continue Reading »Thirst Quenching Flavored Water for Hot Summer Days
By guest blogger DaVita Dietitian Kara Hansen, MS, RDN Summer is here and so is the heat! Nothing quenches thirst like an ice cold beverage. If you…
Continue Reading »New Phosphorus Pyramid: Today’s Focus on Phosphorus for Kidney Patients
The Phosphorus Pyramid, a new tool for learning about phosphorus control, was created by researchers Claudia D’Alessandro, Giorgina B Piccoli, and Adamasco Cupisti from Italy. This…
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