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Renal Diet

Nutrition therapy for chronic kidney disease and dialysis patients, focused on managing protein, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and fluid.

Also: Dialysis Diet

Stage-specific. Pre-dialysis CKD may use modest protein restriction (0.6 to 0.8 g/kg/day) to slow progression. Hemodialysis raises protein needs (1.0 to 1.2 g/kg/day) to offset dialytic losses. Common restrictions include sodium 2 to 3 g/day, potassium 2 to 3 g/day, phosphorus 800 to 1,000 mg/day, and fluid limited based on urine output and interdialytic weight gain. Guided by KDOQI and KDIGO clinical practice guidelines.

How one textbook covers it

  • Krause and Mahan's Food and the Nutrition Care Process, 16th ed. — Chapter 35

    Stage-specific. Pre-dialysis CKD may use modest protein restriction (0.6 to 0.8 g/kg/day) to slow progression. Hemodialysis raises protein needs (1.0 to 1.2 g/kg/day) to offset dialytic losses. Common restrictions include sodium 2 to 3 g/day, potassium 2 to 3 g/day, phosphorus 800 to 1,000 mg/day, and fluid limited based on urine output and interdialytic weight gain. Guided by KDOQI and KDIGO clinical practice guidelines.

Related terms

Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis, KDOQI