Calcium is a bit of a controversial topic in CKD – is it good for bone health or bad for calcification? As I have discussed
Category: Journal Club
Because it is hard to understand how much someone is eating based on self-reports, there is interest in the research community to identify and use
Continuing in my trend of reviewing diet assessment methods, today I am reviewing an article written by Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick. Dr. Kirkpatrick is a World-Class
I will be giving a talk for the Canadian Nutrition Society about tips and tricks for interpreting peer-reviewed literature for clinicians. So hang on to
When I was doing the research for my previous post on phosphorus bioavailability in plant foods, I came across this article and thought it would
Based on research I did in my PhD potassium sorbate is the most common potassium based additive. In fact, it accounted for almost 50% of
CKD is more prevalent than diabetes among adults living with obesity. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity. Furthermore, for adults with CKD
For a long time I have known that Vitamin A and kidney disease don’t mix. Standard renal vitamins (replavite and renavite) don’t contain any Vitamin
I have talked a lot about how delayed processing times can impact the reliability of the serum potassium value, but what about other values, like
In 2019 I wrote an article on potassium bioavailability. Recently, I was asked to create a patient resource summarizing the article. It’s been on my