Keeping the Diet Simple and Natural in Chronic Kidney Disease: A South African-Based Dietary Infographic

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent within South Africa.1 End-stage renal disease requires renal replacement therapies such as dialysis or transplant. However, due to limited resources in the public sector, very few patients are accepted into renal replacement programs.2 Goals of dietary management aim to treat many of the nutritional complications of the disease including metabolic bone disease, anemia, metabolic acidosis, and malnutrition.3 It is therefore imperative that measures are sought to delay the progression of the disease as well as minimize and manage symptoms for patients on dialysis.
Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Patient Education Source Type: research