Nutrition News

The fish-related metabolite 1-docosahexaenoylglycerophosphocholine may be positively linked to reducing the risk of chronic kidney disease, according to recently published data.

Patients with chronic kidney disease who followed a healthy or overall plant-based diet had a lower risk for all-cause mortality than those who followed an unhealthy plant-based diet, according to recently published data.

A higher frequency of adding salt to food may be associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease in the general population, according to a recently published study.

Open communication with health care providers may help improve dietary adherence in patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, according to a recently published study.

Results from a newly published study indicate that an adaptive nutritional and educational intervention may effectively stabilize serum phosphorus levels in adults receiving hemodialysis.

Whey protein combined with vitamins C and E may significantly reduce inflammation in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis, according to published data.

A higher percentage of energy intake from added sugars may be linked to an increased prevalence of kidney stones, according to recently published data.

Eating more ultra-processed foods may be associated with chronic kidney disease progression and higher risk for all-cause mortality in adults with CKD, data show.

Individualized nutrition plans can boost quality of life and improve diet adherence for patients with kidney disease who choose not to undergo dialysis, a review of studies and guidelines published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition showed.

Maintaining a large plant protein-based diet was associated with a lower risk of chronic kidney disease, according to recently published data.