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Hyperkalemia Assessments Phosphorus Potassium RD Q&A

How does a baking powder substitute change the mineral content of baking?

December 14, 2023December 12, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Not too long ago, I was asking a question about the phosphorus content of baking powder. I did some math to calculate the phosphorus content

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Phosphorus RD Q&A

Do phosphorus based additives that don’t have “phos” in the name need to be restricted on low phosphorus diets?

December 13, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I gave a presentation a little while ago for the Canadian Association of Nephrology Dietitians where I was talking about this paper that I wrote

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Phosphorus RD Q&A

Do we need to worry about baking powder and hyperphosphatemia?

December 4, 2023December 12, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I was asked a question about baking powder this week. The dietitian was wondering if they needed to worry about baking powder and it’s impact

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RD Q&A

What are the recommendations around insulin adjustments on HD?

November 30, 2023December 1, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Danielle reached out to see if I had any resources for adjusting insulin on HD days. She has a client who reports increased insulin resistance

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Protein RD Q&A

How accurate is the protein amount listed on food labels?

November 24, 2023November 25, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This week I was shown two labels of canned sockeye salmon. These products were from different brand names but otherwise appeared identical: But the reported

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RD Q&A

When does the burden of diet outweigh the benefit to health?

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Why do we do what we do? By this, I mean why do we tell our patients to eat certain foods or avoid certain foods?

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Protein RD Q&A

Animal or plant proteins for CKD – what’s the latest?

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Danielle from BC has been asking about protein and she wants to know what the latest is on plant vs animal proteins. Thanks for the

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Protein RD Q&A

Are low protein diet in CKD still recommended for those with malnutrition?

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I have been talking about protein (low protein and very low protein diets) in my last two blog posts. This prompted me to ask myself,

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Protein RD Q&A

Can very low protein diets slow kidney disease progression?

November 3, 2023November 11, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

If you read my last post, you know that I am answering a question posed by Danielle from BC about how protein intake impacts kidney

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Protein RD Q&A

Does limiting protein delay kidney function decline?

November 2, 2023November 12, 2023 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Danielle from BC asks: “What is the current evidence for protein limits to delay decline in kidney function? My answer My first stop to answer

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