The National Kidney Diet, Patient Education Handout on Protein Needs for People Not on Dialysis

In 2023 the third edition of the National Kidney Diet was released.1 The National Kidney Diet is a joint collaboration between The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Renal Dietitians Dietetic Practice Group and the National Kidney Foundations Council on Renal Nutrition. It is designed for dietitians and is meant to be a guide for practitioners caring for those in all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). With many recent advances in renal nutrition such as the 2020 Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative nutrition guidelines, the National Kidney Diet suite of materials includes a Professional Guide to serve as an up-to-date resource for practitioners to better help care for those with kidney disease.