May 22, 2007

Why a kidney-friendly diet helps those with chronic kidney disease

By Sara posted in Kidney Diet with No Comments

Chronic kidney disease happens slowly over time. If kidney disease is detected early enough, steps can be taken to help slow the progression to either delay or prevent total kidney failure and the need for dialysis or a transplant. Eating a kidney-friendly diet is one way to help slow the progression of kidney failure. In addition to cleaning the blood, the kidneys perform other important functions. Loss of kidney function has a direct impact on some important balances in the body. Read more…

May 22, 2007

How the dialysis diet affects those with kidney failure (or end stage renal disease)

By Sara posted in Kidney Diet with No Comments

In addition to cleaning the blood, the kidneys perform other important functions. Loss of kidney function has a direct impact on some important balances in the body. While medicines and dialysis help restore some of the balances, in end stage renal disease, what you eat or don’t eat plays a major role in restoring balance and health. Read more…

May 8, 2007

Understanding sodium listings on food labels for those with kidney disease

By Sara posted in Sodium with No Comments

Have you ever wondered what the cutoff is for a high- or low-sodium food? Food labeling laws provide the following guidelines:

Sodium-free: less than 5 mg sodium per serving
Very low-sodium: less than 35 mg per serving
Low-sodium: 140 mg or less per serving
Light in sodium: sodium has been reduced by 50% compared to the regular product
Reduced sodium: sodium has been reduced by 25% compared to the regular product
High sodium: contains 20% or more of the Daily Value or over 480 mg sodium per serving Read more…

May 8, 2007

List of Kidney Diet Cookbooks

By Sara posted in Cookbooks with No Comments

Have you tried using a kidney diet cookbook? Most include kidney-friendly or dialysis-diet recipes, seasoning ideas and helpful tips on the pre-dialysis and dialysis diet as well as information on kidney disease. Kidney diet cookbooks are a great way to discover new favorite recipes, what to eat and which foods are not recommended for those with chronic kidney disease. Check out this great cookbook list from the National Kidney Foundation.