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Additives and Preservatives: What Do the Claims Mean?
“Preservative-free” and “natural” labels can mislead. A dietitian explains what additive claims mean and how to choose wisely with CKD.
Nutrition Basics
The building blocks of a renal diet explained: high- versus low-quality protein, unsaturated fats, vitamins, plant-based and vegetarian eating, food additives, superfoods and juices, always in the context of CKD.
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Essential Vitamins for the CKD Patient
The 13 vitamins your body needs, which ones people with CKD may lack, and why supplements should be chosen with your renal team.
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High-Quality Protein Versus Low-Quality Protein
What makes a protein “high quality”, how essential amino acids work, and how protein needs change with CKD and dialysis.
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Plant-Based Eating: What It Is and How It Applies to CKD
What “plant-based” really means, the research on plant-based diets in CKD, and how to include plant proteins safely.
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Superfoods: Health or Hype?
“Superfood” is a marketing term, not a health claim. What that means for nutrient-dense foods on a kidney diet.
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The Best Juice for Kidney Disease
Why cranberry juice is often recommended, other juices that may fit a kidney diet, and which high-potassium juices to limit.
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Unsaturated Fats and Kidney Disease
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, omega-3 and omega-6, and what the research says about healthy fats in kidney disease.
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What Are Vegetarian and Vegan Diets and How Do They Affect CKD?
The different types of vegetarian diets, what a vegan diet is, and whether these eating patterns can be balanced with CKD restrictions.