When Brittany Sparks, RDN, CSR, CDN, a private practice dietitian in Denver, Colorado, first started working in a hospital nutrition department over 15 years ago, a patient on dialysis who was ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurs when the kidneys become damaged and slowly lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluids from the blood, causing a buildup of harmful substances in the body.

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Q I was recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and my doctor recommended a kidney-friendly diet. What should I ...

When you have chronic kidney disease, a lower protein diet with plenty of plant-based proteins can help preserve kidney function. If you live with chronic kidney disease (CKD), you may need to make ...

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ALTHOUGH significant advances have been made in the fields of renal transplantation and chronic hemodialysis, these forms of therapy can be applied only to a select few of the several thousand ...