Medical Review Policy

This site is not medically reviewed. There is no doctor or registered dietitian reviewing the content on Kidney Disease Foods, and we will never imply otherwise. That is a deliberate position, not an oversight — and it is exactly the right one for a food data site.

Why: every rating on this site is a mechanical calculation from public data. A food's phosphorus, sodium and potassium values (USDA) are divided by published daily limits (KDIGO/KDOQI) and a fixed rule decides the tier. There is no clinical judgement anywhere in that pipeline, so there is nothing for a medical reviewer to approve — adding a fake "medically reviewed by a doctor" label would be dishonest, and dishonest claims are the fastest way to lose trust.

What this means for you:

• Ratings tell you what is in a food and how it compares to a daily limit — nothing more.
• Everything that requires clinical judgement — your stage, your blood results, your medications, whether a food fits your plan — is explicitly left to you and your nephrologist or renal dietitian.
• Our responsibility is data accuracy: every value is traceable to USDA (fdc_id), estimates are labelled, and corrections are handled publicly (see corrections policy).
• Your care team's responsibility is medical decisions. The two never overlap.

If you are unsure about any food, please raise it with your nephrologist or renal dietitian. They know your labs; we only know the food — and we say so on every page.

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