Nutrition

Nutritional Vitamin D Unreliable as SHPT Treatment in NDD-CKD

Publish Date November 10, 2020

Nutritional vitamin D supplements are frequently used to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism, especially in early chronic kidney disease, but they do not substantially lower parathyroid hormone levels, according to a meta-analysis.

Green Tea, Coffee Intake Linked to Reduced Mortality in T2DM

Publish Date November 4, 2020

Higher levels of consumption of green tea and/or coffee may reduce mortality in those with T2DM.

Flavan-3-ol Intake Appears to Lower Systolic Blood Pressure

Publish Date November 3, 2020

Reduction comparable to adherence to Mediterranean diet or moderate reduction in salt.

Incident CVD Up With Sugary, Artificially Sweetened Drinks

Publish Date October 30, 2020

Risks for first incident CVD increased for higher consumers of sugary drinks, ASBs versus nonconsumers.

Fruits, Vegetables May Offer Edge in Correcting Metabolic Acidosis in CKD

Publish Date October 5, 2020

Increased intake of fruits and vegetables corrects CKD-related metabolic acidosis as well as sodium bicarbonate supplements, but is associated with other health benefits, a new post hoc analysis found.

Clinical Severity Lower With Vitamin D Sufficiency in COVID-19

Publish Date October 1, 2020

Of patients aged ≥40 who died, 9.7% were vitamin D-sufficient versus 20% with 25(OH)D <30 ng/mL.

EPA, DHA Supplementation Linked to Reduced Risk for MI, CHD

Publish Date September 22, 2020

Significant reductions in risk seen for MI, fatal MI, and coronary heart disease events and mortality.

Updated CKD Nutrition Guideline Released

Publish Date September 8, 2020

The newest KDOQI guideline for renal nutrition, which took 5 years to develop, expands recommendations to include patients with all stages of chronic kidney disease.

Higher Vitamin D Levels Linked to Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Publish Date September 8, 2020

Relationship modified by overall sleep patterns, especially with daytime sleepiness.

Plant Protein Intake Linked to Drop in Overall, CVD Mortality

Publish Date July 17, 2020

Replacement of energy from animal with plant protein linked to reductions for men, women.