Kidney Disease Research Updates
Fall 2008

Featured in the NIDDK Reference Collection

Eating with Chronic Kidney Disease

The second volume of the cookbook Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods: A Collection of Recipes for Eating Well with Chronic Kidney Disease features low-phosphorus recipes from a certified chef de cuisine who is also a nutritionist. Every recipe puts a low-phosphorus spin on an old favorite and is tailored to people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including those with diabetes. This collection of recipes is updated annually and reviewed by a renal dietitian. Since 2006, the cookbook has been co-authored by celebrity chef Katie Lee Joel, the first-season host of the Bravo channel’s television show “Top Chef.”

The cookbook includes an introductory section that explains the basics of kidney disease, the role of dialysis, and medical nutrition therapy as part of managing end-stage renal disease and diabetes. Each recipe includes nutritional information and renal diabetic exchange list values. A brief list of resource organizations and other kidney-friendly cookbooks and resources is provided. The book is spiral-bound for easy use and illustrated with full-color drawings and photographs. To order a copy, go to www.fosrenol.com/Consumers/ExclusiveOffers/Default.aspx.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Reference Collection is a free, online database that helps health care professionals, health educators, patients, and the general public find educational materials not typically referenced in most databases. The NIDDK does not control or endorse the information contained in this collection; the information is provided as a convenience to our visitors. To find more resources about kidney disease, visit www.catalog.niddk.nih.gov/resources.

NIH Publication No. 09–4531
December 2008

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