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May 17, 2010

P is for Pineapple, a kidney friendly tropical fruit

By DaVita Dietitian Sara posted in Food Facts, Potassium with No Comments

Pineapple is a symbol of friendship and hospitality as well as a sense of welcome, good cheer, warmth and family affection. It’s also a great fruit choice for the kidney diet. The DaVita Dietitian team admires the pineapple so much they chose it for their logo to go with their motto “Improving Nutrition Together”.

Pineapple fits a low potassium diet plan with 125 mg potassium for 1/2 cup frozen or canned (chunks or crushed), 2 rings or 3/4 cup fresh. Read more…

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May 10, 2010

Peritoneal dialysis diet considerations

By DaVita Dietitian Sara posted in Kidney Diet, What to eat with No Comments

When you find out you need dialysis due to kidney failure, options for treatment include transplant, traditional in-center hemodialysis (ICHD), home hemodialysis (HHD), in-center nocturnal dialysis (ICND) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Each treatment choice has different pros and cons when it comes to diet. Today let’s take a look at the peritoneal dialysis diet.

PD is performed on a daily basis which means waste and fluids are removed more often compared to three times a week traditional in-center hemodialysis. For this reason some parts of the diet are more liberal. Read more…

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