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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
    • Joshi et al. “Plant-Based Diets for Kidney Disease: A Guide for Clinicians” (2020).
    • 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)
    • te Dorsthurst et al. “Review of case reports on hyperkalemia induced by dietary intake: not restricted to chronic kidney disease patients” (2019)
  • Phosphorus
    • Joshi et al. Dietary Management of Hyperphosphatemia
    • Original Studies:
      • Coming soon!
  • Metabolic Acidosis
    • Excellent editorial: “The key to halting progression of CKD might be in the produce market, not in the pharmacy“
    • Original Studies
      • Goraya & Wesson et al. in CKD I/II x 30 days
      • Goraya & Wesson in CKD III x 3 years
      • Goraya & Wesson in CKD III x 5 years
      • Goraya & Wesson in CKD IV x 1 year
• 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
  • Shannon Guthrie, RD, LDN
  • Jen Hernandez, RDN, CSR, LDN (worldwide)
  • Lauren Graf, MS, RDN, CDE (NYC)
  • Michele Crosmer, RD, CSR (Based in California, but will work virtually anywhere in the United States)
  • Diana Bruen, MS, RD (Northern Virginia)
  • Gena Hamshaw, MS, RD (NYC)
  • Lindsay Ducharme, RD, CSR, LDN (virtual in US only)
  • Kate Kanner, RD, LDN (Illinois and worldwide)
  • Brittany Sparks, RDN, CSR (Colorado and worldwide)
  • Jessianna Saville, MS, RDN, CSR, LD, CLT (virtual anywhere)
  • Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, CSG, FAND
  • Dharti Shah, RD (Texas and India)
• Plant-Based Renal Chefs
  • Chef Duane Sunwold
• Plant-Based Nephrologists (Kidney Doctors)
  • USA
    • California
      • Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh at the University of California, Irvine
      • Dr. Anjay Rastogi at the University of California, Los Angeles
      • Dr. Sean Hashmi in Woodland Hills, CA
      • Dr. Philip Tuso in Lancaster, CA
      • Dr. Deepthi Karanam in Lancaster, CA
    •  Florida
      • Dr. Adriana Dejman Valdez at the University of Miami
      • Dr. Banji Awosika at West Orange Nephrology (Orlando, FL)
      • Dr. Viraj Bhalani at Florida Kidney Physicians (Tampa, FL)
    • New Jersey
      • Dr. Leigh Ettinger (Pediatric Nephrology & Child Obesity; Telemedicine)
      • Dr. Virgina Irwin-Scott (South Jersey)
    • New York
      • Dr. Leigh Ettinger (Pediatric Nephrology & Child Obesity; Telemedicine)
      • Dr. Scott Liebman at the University of Rochester
      • Dr. Shivam Joshi (Me) at Bellevue Hospital in New York City
    • North Carolina
      • Dr. Joseph Newman at Eastern Nephrology Associates (New Bern, NC)
    •  Pennsylvania
      • Dr. Sanjeev Shah at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center (Philadelphia)
      • Dr. Sid Shah at the University of Pennsylvania
  • International
    • Germany
      • Dr. Daria Poeschel
• Video of My PowerPoint Presentation on Plant-Based Diets in Kidney Disease
  • Vegetarian Society of Hawaii August 2019
  • Real Truth About Health April 2022
• 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
  • Nephrology Consultant Podcast on Plant-Based Diets 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: May 8, 2023