Nutrition News

Daily fruit and vegetable consumption may reduce all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease, including those on hemodialysis, in Japan, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

A mobile app called the Dialysis Pocket Assistant was well received by patients on dialysis needing assistance with diet adherence in Poland, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Compared with Western diets and diets low in animal protein, the Mediterranean diet was associated with better nutritional intake and physical activity in patients on hemodialysis, according to data in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Food products in the United States often include phosphate content but it is rare that the addition is described for consumers, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Traditionally, the diet for patients with chronic kidney disease restricts certain nutrients to help control serum blood levels of phosphorus and potassium.

For the sixth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet has been named the best overall diet by nutritional experts from U.S. News & World Report, the company announced.

Soy protein plus ketoanalogues of essential amino acids produced a larger effect on nephroprotection and cardioprotection in patients with stages 3b to 4 chronic kidney disease than a conventional low protein diet, researchers reported.

Adults with obesity, diabetes and hypertension have a higher prevalence of reduced eGFR, according to a study published in Kidney Medicine.

Declining diet quality could be a predictor of earlier death among adults with chronic kidney disease, according to a research letter published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Compared with vegan and lacto-ovo low-protein diets for those with chronic kidney disease, an omnivorous low-protein diet is less likely to be deficient in essential amino acids and nutrients, findings in the Journal of Renal Nutrition show.