The National Kidney Diet, Part 2: Patient Education Handout, the Food Label and CKD
As indicated in the previous National Kidney Diet (NKD) article by Brittany Sparks, the third edition of the NKD (formerly known as the National Renal Diet) was released May 2023.1,2 Members from both the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Renal Dietitians Dietetic Practice Group and the National Kidney Foundation Council on Renal Nutrition worked in collaboration to update this series of materials. The NKD series includes a professional guide which is a resource for both new and experienced clinicians that incorporates not only the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in chronic kidney disease (CKD): 2020 Update,3 as well as more recent literature published since that time.
