Are you curious if you need to limit potassium if you have chronic kidney disease (CKD) or polycystic kidney disease (PKD)?
Check out Potassium And Kidney Disease | What Is Potassium | Potassium Health Benefits For Body where Diana Bruen, MS, RDN, discusses potassium as it relates to kidney disease. She explains what potassium is, what foods are high in potassium, why potassium is important for the body, and what potassium has to do with kidney disease.
If you have chronic kidney disease or polycystic kidney disease (PKD), you’ve probably heard about the importance of monitoring your sodium intake, but what does this really mean?
Santa Barbara Nutrients interviews Nikki Gepner, a Registered Dietitian, Certified Dietitian, Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition, and Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner. Nikki discusses what high sodium intake means for those with kidney disease, how to monitor sodium intake, and what foods are typically high in sodium.
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Kidney disease impairs one’s ability to effectively remove phosphorus in the body compared to someone without kidney disease. Thus, high levels of phosphorus can build up in the blood and cause long-term health effects such as weak and brittle bones and cardiovascular issues.
There are two types of phosphorous, inorganic phosphorus and organic phosphorus. In this discussion, Jen discusses the difference between the two types and why it is important for those with kidney disease to take a proactive approach when monitoring their phosphorus intake.