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Journal Club Phosphorus

Comparing phosphorus bioavailability in plant, animal and additives

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

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

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Phosphorus RD Q&A

Do processed plant sources of phosphorus still have low bioavailability?

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Is the bioavailability of micronutrients in plants foods equal? Is the phosphorus bioavailability lower in all plant foods? Or does the level of processing matter?

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Phosphorus RD Q&A

Are “starches” phosphorus additives?

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

It is not uncommon to see “modified” or “resistant” starch listed on food labels, but do those starches contain phosphorus? The easy answer – sometimes

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RD Q&A

Can Vitamin K supplementation reduce vascular calcification risk in adults living with CKD?

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

A colleague of mine brought this question to my attention. She had a patient who was asking if they should take Vitamin K. I admit

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Journal Club Potassium

Do patients need to avoid potassium sorbate if we are worried about hyperkalemia?

February 1, 2024February 2, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

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

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Journal Club Phosphorus Potassium Protein

Diet Recommendations for Adults Living with Kidney Disease after Bariatric Surgery

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

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

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Journal Club

What you need to know about Vitamin A and CKD

January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

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

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium RD Q&A

Do I really need to call my patient with a K of 5.2mmol/L?

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

It’s fat stack Friday. Unfortunately in healthcare, that means I am not talking about a fat stack of pancakes. Fat stack Friday for dietitians means

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RD Q&A

Can you trust eGFR calculations on athletes or people with cachexia?

January 20, 2024December 8, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I saw a question about this on the Build Up Renal Dietitian facebook page. I thought it would make for an interesting blog post. The

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Journal Club Phosphorus

Can you trust serum phosphorus levels if the lab processing is delayed?

January 14, 2024January 12, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

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

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