Only 16% of fast food entrees are free of phosphorus-containing additives, a study found. They need to know how to identify phosphate additives on food labels. Clinicians attempt to control patients’ ...

Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN An IgA nephropathy diet focuses on low-sodium, whole foods to support kidney health.  Foods high in sodium, potassium, or phosphorus may worsen kidney damage ...

It’s important for everyone with lupus to eat healthy. But if you have lupus nephritis (a kidney disease caused by lupus), you may need to make some specific changes to your eating habits. Some of ...

Dialysis patients’ understanding of issues related to phosphate control needs improvement. Only 40% of patients indicated being very aware of high-phosphate foods; only 29% knew what the target ...

Clinicians and their patients with kidney disease are now getting new guidance on potassium and phosphorus additives, two nutrients of growing concern in chronic kidney disease (CKD) management. In ...