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This is a long-over due post for me, and I’ve finally come around to it.

I am frequently asked, “Where can I get more information on plant-based diets in kidney disease?”

Well, here you go!

• Papers on Plant-Based Diets in Renal Disease
  • General Review Papers
    • Another paper by me! (Coming soon!)
    • Carrero et al. “Plant-based diets to manage the risks and complications of chronic kidney disease”  (2020). (Best article on the subject in my opinion!)
    • Joshi et al. “Plant-based diets for the prevention and management of chronic kidney disease” (2020).
    • Chauveau et al. “Vegetarian Diets and Chronic Kidney Disease” (2019) Free access.
    • Cases et al. “Vegetable-Based Diets for Chronic Kidney Disease? It Is Time to Reconsider” (2019) Free access.
    • Rose & Strombom’s “A plant-based diet prevents and treats CKD” (2018) Free access.
    • Gluba-Brzozka et al. “Vegetarian Diet in Chronic Kidney Disease” (2017) Free access.
  • Protein-Specific Issues
    • Joshi et al. “Adequacy of Plant-Based Proteins in CKD” (2019)
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
    • Joshi et al. “Plant-Based Diets and Hypertension” (2019)
  •  Potassium
    • St-Jules et al. “Nutrition Non-Equivalence: Does Restricting High-Potassium Plant Foods Help to Prevent Hyperkalemia in Hemodialysis Patients?” (2016)
    • Picard. “Potassium Additives and Bioavailability: Are We Missing Something in Hyperkalemia Management?” (2019)
  • Phosphorus (Coming soon)
  • Metabolic Acidosis (Coming soon)
• Plant-Based Renal Dietitians
  • Liza Orengo, MPH, RD, CSR (Wisconsin)
    • See her nice PDF on the subject here
  • Jennifer Moore, MS, RDN, CSR, LDN
    • Check out her great book, Plant-Fed Kidneys, here
  • Kaelyn Johnson, MPH, RD
  • Jen Hernandez, RDN, CSR, LDN (worldwide)
    • Check out her amazing website here.
  • Lauren Graf, MS, RDN, CDE (NYC)
  • Michele Crosmer, RD, CSR (California)
• Plant-Based Renal Chefs
  • Chef Duane Sunwold
• Plant-Based Nephrologists (Renal Physicians)
  • Dr. Scott Liebman at the University of Rochester
  • Dr. Leigh Ettinger (Pediatric Nephrology) Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey
  • Me at Bellevue Hospital in NYC
  • Dr. Daria Poeschel in Germany
  • Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh at the University of California, Irvine
  • Dr. Sanjeev Shah at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Dr. Adriana Dejman Valdez at the University of Miami
• Podcasts on Plant-Based Diets in Kidney Disease
  • Dr. Danielle Belardo’s Podcast, Nutrition Rounds, featuring me
  • Plant Proof Podcast by Simon Hill, episode 103 featuring me
• Resources from the National Kidney Foundation
  • National Kidney Foundation’s Guide to “Plant-Based Diet & Kidney Health”
  • Video of a joint presentation at the 2020 Virtual Spring Clinical Meeting by Chef Duane Sunwold and I on the research behind plant-based diets in CKD and how to make plant-based meals in renal disease

 

If you want to be added/removed or have your information changed in any way, just let me know.

Last Updated: July 29, 2020