Nutrition
Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Safe and Effective? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Healthy kidneys are required for potassium excretion. If you aren’t sure if you’re at risk, ask your doctor about getting your kidney function…
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Nutrition
Is Fasting an Effective Treatment for Diabetes? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] By losing 15% of their body weight, nearly 90% of those who have had type 2 diabetes for less than four years may…
Denver, Colorado Local News
Colorado man raising awareness, hope as he waits for second kidney transplant
[ad_1] LITTLETON, Colo. — A Colorado man is raising awareness and hope as he waits for a second kidney transplant. Facing polycystic kidney disease,…
Nutrition
Can We Safely Use Melamine Dishes and Polyamide Plastic Utensils? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] I recommend glass, ceramic, porcelain, or stainless steel tableware and wooden or stainless steel cooking utensils. Melamine is used to make a variety…
Washington DC Local News
Father of girl hospitalized with E. coli after swim in Lake Anna: ‘It’s just been a whole nightmare for us’ – WTOP News
[ad_1] The father of a teenager from Warrenton, Virginia, said his daughter has been hospitalized with kidney failure after she was diagnosed with E.…
Nutrition
The Safety of Fasting to Lose Weight | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Why should fasts lasting longer than 24 hours and particularly for three or more days only be done under the supervision of a…
Breaking News
Major step forward reduces mortality in kidney failure patients
[ad_1] Newswise — Mortality in patients with kidney failure has been found to be 23% lower among those treated with high dose haemodiafiltration compared…
Health
Ozempic Is About to Be Old News
[ad_1] All of a sudden, Ozempic is everywhere. The weight-loss drug that it contains, semaglutide, is a potent treatment for obesity, and Hollywood and…
Health
Treating Hyperkalemia: Balancing Diet and Mediations
[ad_1] When you have hyperkalemia, you have too much potassium in your blood. You can lower your potassium levels with diet, medicine, or both.…
Health
Hyperkalemia: Use Good Nutritional Sense
[ad_1] About 3 million Americans have high potassium, or hyperkalemia, because of kidney disease, heart failure, or poorly controlled diabetes. Potassium is an important…