Kidney Diet Tips Blog
The kidney diet can be challenging. Kidney Diet Tips helps make sense of all the kidney diet 鈥渞ules鈥 for those with chronic kidney disease or on dialysis.
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Is Watermelon Safe for a Kidney Diet?
The question frequently comes up about watermelon in the dialysis diet. Some patients are told to avoid watermelon…March 16, 2011 -
Hemodialysis and fluid intake: How much to drink?
Last updated: June 25, 2026 People on in-center hemodialysis usually have dialysis treatments three times a week. The…June 24, 2014 -
Corn for a Kidney Diet
Last updated: June 22, 2026 The newest Food Facts Friday post is all about corn. One of the…July 27, 2018
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Fatty Liver and Kidney Disease Primer
What is Fatty Liver? While you may have heard that too much alcohol can lead to liver problems,…January 11, 2022 -
Go With Your Gut: CKD and Gut Health
Gut health has become a hot topic. Fermented foods such as kombucha, kimchi and kefir have become popular…September 28, 2021 -
New! Today’s Kidney Diet Cookbook: Tastes of America
A few years ago when I was traveling around the country, I bought a cookbook from every city…September 22, 2021 -
Nutrition Facts Food Label: What’s New
Reviewing the potassium, phosphorus, sodium and overall nutritional value of a food can be useful when making choices…June 15, 2021 -
New Research on Dietary Potassium
Most people on dialysis are told to restrict their dietary potassium intake to prevent hyperkalemia, an elevated potassium…April 13, 2021 -
Presenting Today’s Kidney Diet Street Food Favorites Cookbook
Explore your favorite street foods and get tips on making kidney-friendly choices with the new Today鈥檚 Kidney Diet…March 26, 2019 -
Baking Soda and Kidney Disease: Not Just for Baking and Cleaning (Part 1)
Last updated: June 22, 2026 Baking soda. You know it for its use in baking, cleaning, and maybe…March 21, 2019 -
Today’s Kidney Diet Veggie Lovers Cookbook is Here!
There鈥檚 no denying it鈥攁 vegetarian-style eating plan is getting lots of attention these days. In the kidney community,…January 23, 2019 -
Improving Cholesterol and Phosphorus with Niacin
Are you a dialysis patient that takes your binders and monitors your diet but still find yourself with…January 8, 2019 -
Diabetes and Kidney Disease Facts
Wednesday November 14th, 2018 is World Diabetes Day. Learn more about diabetes and how to reduce your risk.…November 14, 2018 -
Why are Calcimimetics Prescribed for Kidney Patients?
Calcimimetics are prescribed to treat a condition called secondary hyperparathyroidism (hyper-para-thyroid-ism). In this condition the parathyroid glands are…September 11, 2018 -
Hidden Potassium in Reduced-Sodium Meat
When trying to make smarter choices at the grocery store, you may be tempted to purchase the reduced-sodium…May 21, 2018