CKD Diet Blog
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Cruciferous Vegetables and CKD: Cauliflower, Broccoli and Cabbage, Rated on the Data
This week kidney dietitians in China published a widely shared recommendation: make cruciferous vegetables — cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, kale and their re2026-08-21Five Colorful Vegetables for CKD: Bell Pepper, Blueberry, Red Cabbage, Zucchini, Cucumber
A kidney specialist in Taiwan made the rounds this week with a simple list: five colorful vegetables — bell pepper, blueberry, red cabbage, yellow zucchini an2026-08-21Boiling Vegetables Lowers Potassium: The Database Numbers Behind the Technique
The most repeated piece of cooking advice in kidney care is also the easiest to verify: boil vegetables, drain the water, and the potassium drops. This week b2026-08-21The Sodium in Prepared and Takeout Foods: 204 mg per 100 g on Average
Scanned across all 6,887 foods in the database, the prepared-foods category — frozen dinners, school-lunch items, and the ready-made end of the grocery store 2026-08-21Processed Meats and CKD: Why Only 7% of Meat Foods Rate Friendly
Across all 6,887 foods in the database, the meat and protein category has one of the lowest friendly rates in the site: 7%. The reason is not the protein — le2026-08-19Fructose and the Kidney: What a New Mitochondria Study Means, with the Data on Sugary Drinks
On August 17, researchers from Nanjing and Tsinghua universities published a study in Signal Transduction
2026-08-19Protein and the Kidney: New Research Finds No GFR Decline in Adults Without CKD
This week the Clinical Kidney Journal published a study that many patients have been waiting for. Research
2026-08-19The EAT-Lancet Diet and CKD Risk: 179,508 Adults, 12 Years, One Clear Direction
A study drawing on the UK Biobank, published in CMAJ, followed 179,508 adults for a median of 12.1 years a
2026-08-19The Hidden Sodium in Condiments: 880 mg per 100 g on Average
Scanned across all 6,887 foods in the database, the condiments and oils category has the highest average s
2026-08-19Whole-Food Plant-Based Education for CKD: Blood Pressure Down, No Potassium Spike
A pilot trial in Nutrients followed 40 people with mild-to-moderate CKD (stages 3-4) and hypertension thro
2026-08-18The 26% Solution: What a Plant-Rich Plate Means for CKD (with the Numbers from Our Database)
This month a study of 98,374 middle-aged adults tracked for a median of 9.41 years reported that pe
2026-08-18CDC Data: Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Kidney Failure Risk — What the Numbers Say
A CDC-linked analysis of 14,725 adults over 20 years, published in the American Journal of Nephrolo
2026-08-18Are Bananas Really “Bad” for Kidneys? The Data Behind the Warning
Bananas are the most common food flagged for kidney patients, and the warning is not wrong — it is incompl
2026-08-18The Double-Boil Trick: Does Boiling Twice Really Lower Potato Potassium?
A 2024 review in the journal Plants looked at a kitchen technique kidney patients have used for years: pee
2026-08-187 Low-Potassium Vegetables, Rated Straight from the Database
Cutting vegetables out of a kidney diet is a mistake — low produce intake is itself linked to higher kidne