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Before Dialysis: Can Kidney Nutrition Do More Than Prevent Complications?
Most people with CKD never see a dietitian before dialysis. What could nutrition care do if it started earlier?
Jessianna Saville and Lindsey Zirker of the Kidney Nutrition Institute separate two goals that often get blurred: preventing complications and preserving kidney function. The traditional renal diet was built for the first. Lindsey shares research suggesting 80 to 90% of patients never see a dietitian before dialysis. In one survey, most patients and nearly all dietitians agreed that medical nutrition therapy matters for slowing non-diabetic CKD, while far fewer medical providers…
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