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November 21, 2008
Thursday November 27th is Thanksgiving, a holiday to celebrate America’s beginning and give thanks for all we have. For kidney patients, following a renal diet is even more challenging when so many favorite foods are on the menu but not on the low potassium, low phosphorus, low sodium diet list.
Here are some ways to stick to your kidney diet, Read more…
November 13, 2008
(This post is part of a series focusing on healthy foods for kidney diets.)
One challenge people with chronic kidney disease face when following a low potassium renal diet is choosing healthy lower potassium vegetables. Cooked greens are often placed in the limit or avoid category and assumed to be high in potassium. Indeed, some greens, like beet greens, spinach and chard contain over 400 mg potassium per in a 1/2 cup serving.
Kale is a lower potassium cooked green. Potassium content ranges from 150 to 210 mg for 1/2 cup raw or boiled. Read more…
November 6, 2008
Most people in stage 5 kidney disease on dialysis require phosphorus binder medications when they eat to help maintain normal blood phosphorus levels. A low phosphorus diet is also required. Poor phosphorus control results in bone disease, heart problems and calcification of soft tissues and arteries. Some phosphorus binders work like a sponge to soak up phosphorus before it is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract. Other binders work like magnets to attract phosphorus and bind it to another mineral (calcium, magnesium, lanthanum) so it cannot be absorbed.
Branded prescription binders often prescribed include Renagel®, Renvela®, Fosrenol®, Phoslo®, and MagneBind®. There are also several nonprescription calcium based products used as phosphorus binders or calcium supplements.
Recently the FDA approved a generic version of the drug Phoslo®. It is Read more…
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