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Creatine Supplements – The Basics of What Clinicians Need to Know

October 14, 2025November 22, 2025 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Creatine is one of the most widely used and extensively studied supplements on the market. While it’s most often associated with sports performance and strength

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Journal Club Potassium

How Accurate is Potassium on Canadian Food Labels?

September 21, 2025September 12, 2025 Kelly Picard PhD RD

In previous posts, I’ve explored the accuracy of protein and sodium on Canadian food labels. Today, I’m excited to dive into potassium! I’m especially excited

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Managing High Uric Acid with Plant-Based Diets: Research Summary

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Some consults are straightforward. Others take more digging. When I’m consulted for high uric acid levels, it’s one of the trickier ones. Traditional dietary advice

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What nutrition and lifestyle recommendations should be made for people taking GLP1 therapy?

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This is the fourth post in my GLP-1s for weight loss series.  Find the first three posts here: The Key Reference for this series of

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How and why do GLP-1s change dietary intake?

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This is part 3 of my GLP-1s for weight loss series.  The other posts in the series are: GLP-1s change dietary intake and food behaviours. 

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How can dietitians manage GI side effects from GLP1s?

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This is part two in my GLP-1s for weight loss series. The other posts in the series are: The Key Reference for this series of

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What does every nutrition professional need to know about GLP-1s?

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Since I started working as a dietitian in 2008, I can’t think of another medication that is comparable to GLP1s in terms of changing disease

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Journal Club Potassium

Hyperkalemia in Heart Failure

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

As a renal dietitian, when I think about hyperkalemia, I think about adults living with kidney disease, but of course hyperkalemia is common in other

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Journal Club Phosphorus

Why managing hyperphosphatemia feels like pushing a stone uphill

December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

It’s all things phosphorus these days. My survey about the phosphorus targets you use in practice is still live (and available here). Plus, I just

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Journal Club Phosphorus

Hyperphosphatemia?  Have you tried niacin?

December 12, 2024December 15, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Today’s article summarizes the findings from the September 2024 issue of the Journal of Renal Nutrition, which examines the impact of niacinamide on serum phosphate

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