The renal diet is an eating plan that promotes kidney health and slows kidney damage. The kidneys are a pair of organs that reabsorb nutrients from the diet and filter out waste. A person’s diet ...
A low-protein vegetarian diet is feasible and safe in patients with CKD stages 3-5, showing beneficial effects without increasing the risk for malnutrition.
Kidney stones often start with everyday foods. These eight surprises include spinach, almonds, beets, black tea, dark ...
As a dietitian, I spend a lot of time talking about how food impacts our bodies, from our hearts to our guts. But one pair of organs often gets overlooked until there’s a problem: our kidneys. These ...
It starts with a pinch of salt. Then a plate of fries, a can of soda, or a juicy steak. For many Kenyans, these are everyday indulgences, enjoyed without a second thought. But for Felix Okoth, a ...
As a dietitian, I spend a lot of time talking about how food impacts our bodies, from our hearts to our guts. But one pair of organs often gets overlooked until there’s a problem: our kidneys. These ...
The following transcript is automatically generated and may contain typos or misspellings. Please listen to the episode for the most accurate language. Host 0:03 Welcome everyone to the first week of ...
Over 5 years, one group received pharmacologic treatment as usual, another used 2 to 4 cups of daily fruits and vegetables as treatment, and a third took oral capsules of NaHCO 3, or baking soda (to ...
Kidney disease is often called the “silent disease” because you can lose up to 90% of your kidney function before you experience any noticeable symptoms. Unless you get regular health care checkups ...