Approximately one in nine Americans?about 20 million people?have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and another 20 million are at risk.1 Furthermore, studies have shown that:
The following PDF provides more information about dietary recommendations to help patients with kidney disease:
Nepro® With Carb Steady® Therapeutic nutrition for people on dialysis Nepro
® with Carb Steady
® is therapeutic nutrition specifically designed to help meet the needs and altered metabolism of patients on dialysis (Stage 5 kidney disease).
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Suplena® With Carb Steady™ Therapeutic nutrition for people with reduced kidney function Suplena
® with Carb Steady™ is low-protein, therapeutic nutrition designed specifically for patients with reduced kidney function.
Learn more.1. National Kidney Foundation. Kidney Disease. Available at
www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/. Accessed August 14, 2006.
2. Krenitsky J. Nutrition in renal failure: Myths and management. Pract Gastroenterol 2004; 28:40,42,44,46,51-59.