Nutrition News

Katy Wilkens, MS, RD, will be presented with the Joel D. Kopple Award, which honors an individual who has contributed significantly to the area of renal nutrition, at this year’s National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings in Boston.

Adherence to a healthy plant-based diet — one that is high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes — was associated with a lower risk for incident chronic kidney disease and helped to slow eGFR decline compared to diets high in refined carbohydrates and animal foods, according to a recently published study.

PHILADELPHIA — A plant-based diet is an important factor in slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease and improving symptoms, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

The National Kidney Foundation announced it will be teaming up with Flavis, the kidney-friendly food brand, to promote the benefits of special dietary foods for patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a press release.

March may be National Nutrition Month, but the way to obtain a healthy lifestyle through nutrition, or the determinants certain foods and drinks can cause, is the subject of research throughout the year.

Greater consumption of fruits and vegetables was associated with a reduced risk for all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality in patients with ESKD on hemodialysis, yet their fruit and vegetable intake continued to be lower than that of the general population, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Severe vitamin D deficiency — defined as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration of less than 10 ng/mL — was a risk factor for renal hyperfiltration in otherwise relatively healthy adults, according to findings recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Breakfast may not be the most important meal of the day — at least when it comes to losing weight — according to findings recently published in BMJ.

The consumption of high fructose, caffeinated beverages during and following exercise in hot temperatures may both reduce renal function and elevate biomarkers of AKI, according to a study published in the American Journal of Physiology--Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.

A high-protein diet likely does not adversely influence kidney function or glomerular filtration rate in healthy adults, according to recently published findings.