Traditional dietary advice for people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) focused predominantly on the quantity of energy and protein provided by the diet as well as restricting the consumption ...

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be challenging, especially when it comes to food choices. If you follow a vegetarian diet, it can be even harder to make sure you’re eating enough calories ...

As a dietitian, I spend a lot of time talking about how food impacts our bodies, from our hearts to our guts. But one pair of organs often gets overlooked until there’s a problem: our kidneys. These ...

Excessive protein intake can worsen CKD by causing glomerular hyperfiltration and nitrogenous waste accumulation, leading to poorer clinical outcomes. A low-protein diet, defined as 0.6 g/kg/day, is ...