As if the kidney diet isn’t already complicated enough, there is a new food additive to watch for and avoid (for those on a restricted potassium diet). I’ve written a fair amount about phosphate food additives which should be avoided by ... [ more ]
Vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements are a big business in Canada. Many people take vitamin supplements as a bit of an “insurance policy” just in case their diet isn’t quite as good as it should be. Or sometimes just because they ... [ more ]
… for getting together with family and friends and celebrating the holiday. Christmas get-togethers always end up being about the food and as I plan for my own Christmas celebrations I always start with the menu! I’ve been told by my ... [ more ]
September always feels more like New Year to me than January! With the kids going back to school and a new group of dietetic interns starting at our hospital, I always find this is the time of year I make resolutions ... [ more ]
The nutrition fact sheets on kidney.ca have been updated and are better than ever! Working collaboratively with the Ontario Renal Network, a team of dietitians has been working on these for several months. I’d like ... [ more ]
This week, the dietitians here at Grand River Hospital were excited to welcome Chef Leslie Cairns to a cooking demonstration of wonderful kidney-friendly foods. Leslie is the chef behind the recipes in the last two Spice It Up! cookbooks (more ]
Ah summer! We are, finally, having some truly hot weather in Southwestern Ontario and I have been happily ignoring my stove in favour of the barbeque. Somehow, cooking outdoors seems to make everything that much more relaxed and casual. But barbeque ... [ more ]
March is a busy month for renal dietitians! Not only is it Kidney Health Month but it is also Nutrition Month! I was fortunate to attend a conference on renal nutrition in Vancouver earlier this month and came away with a ... [ more ]
Doing recipe analysis for the renal diet is a far more complicated endeavor than I realized when I started out in renal nutrition. The renal diet is a complex system and each “food group category” has a maximum allowable amount for ... [ more ]
This is the season of giving and receiving and seems to bring out the best in everyone! I walk into work each day past bins of food and toys that our renal unit is collecting for a local family and my ... [ more ]
This fall, I had the opportunity to travel to Winnipeg for the Manitoba Renal Program conference. It’s always a pleasure to learn about practices and resources that are available across the country. I was very impressed by the resources available on ... [ more ]
The Canadian Association of Nephrology Dietitians (formerly Association of Nephrology Dietitians) is a Network of Dietitians of Canada and consists of Registered Dietitians who provide renal nutrition therapy interventions and counseling in hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis and chronic kidney disease clinics.
Individuals living with kidney disease can access a dietitian specializing in renal nutrition by referral from a nephrologist.
The Canadian Association of Nephrology Dietitians (CAND) network, is open to all Dietitians of Canada members who are interested in renal nutrition. Our major goals are education and networking. We are a dynamic team and always welcome new members.
Mon, 02 Dec 2013
First Nations Adults with Diabetes Have More than Double the Risk of End-Stage Kidney Disease
December 2, 2013 - In a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the risk of end-stage renal disease was found to be 2.66 times higher for First Nations than non–First Nations adults with diabetes. Over 82% of ... [ more ]
Dr. Marcello Tonelli Awarded 2013 Medal for Research Excellence for Changing Nephrology Practice in Canada and Beyond
November 15, 2013 - Dr. Marcello Tonelli, the first clinician-researcher to show that statin treatment is effective in managing the cardiovascular risk associated with the early stages of chronic kidney disease, has been awarded The Kidney Foundation’s 2013 Medal for Research ... [ more ]
Paying Living Kidney Donors May Be Cost-Effective and Help Prolong Lives
October 25, 2013 - A strategy of paying living kidney donors, with a consequent increase in the number of transplants performed, could be less costly and more effective than the current organ donation system, according to a new study co-authored by ... [ more ]
The Kidney Foundation congratulates Dr. Andreas Laupacis on being awarded the inaugural CIHR Barer-Flood Prize in Health Services and Policy Research
October 10, 2013 – The CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) is pleased to announce that Dr. Andreas Laupacis, Executive Director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael's Hospital, is the recipient of the inaugural ... [ more ]
New Research to Discover a Cure for Rare Kidney Disease
The Kidney Foundation of Canada joined forces with The Macquarie Group Foundation (Australia) and The Alport Syndrome Foundation (U.S.) to undertake The Kidney Foundation’s first international research competition into Alport Syndrome. Dr. Oliver Gross (Germany) and Dr. Judith A. Savige (Australia) ... [ more ]
June 28, 2013 - At its Annual General Meeting in Montreal, the Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) announced the selection of Dr. Adeera Levin as the inaugural editor of the new official CSN Journal. Dr. Levin will move forward with plans ... [ more ]
Dr. Adeera Levin appointed President of the International Society of Nephrology
May 31, 2013 - The Kidney Foundation of Canada congratulates Dr. Adeera Levin on her appointment as President of the International Society of Nephrology, starting May 2015. This is a tremendous achievement that reflects Dr. Levin’s many years of hard work ... [ more ]
May 24, 2013 – In a recently published study in the Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), Dr. Gary Curhan reported that people who consumed one or more servings of sugar-sweetened, non-cola drinks per day had an increased chance (33%) ... [ more ]
Launch of new Canadian National Transplant Research Program
April 22, 2013 - Through the development of new knowledge and health care practices a new national transplantation research program, announced today by the Federal Government, will address barriers to tissue and organ donation and will improve health outcomes for transplant ... [ more ]
Alberta Researchers Receive Top Achievement in Health Research Award
March 18, 2013 – Three researchers well known to The Kidney Foundation - Drs. Brenda Hemmelgarn and Braden Manns from the University of Calgary, and their colleague Dr. Marcello Tonelli from the University of Alberta – were among those chosen to ... [ more ]
Kidney Foundation of Canada Helps Fund World’s First Gene Therapy Clinical Trial for Fabry Disease
January 24, 2013 - Canadian researchers, led by Dr. Jeffrey Medin, are launching the world’s first gene therapy clinical trial for Fabry disease. A rare genetic disease due to a deficiency, or the absence, of an enzyme that breaks down fatty ... [ more ]
First-of-Its-Kind Canadian Project to Chart the Future of Dialysis Research
November 29, 2012 – Do you have an unanswered question about your dialysis management? If so, a team of Canadian researchers in tandem with patients and caregivers, is conducting the first survey of its kind ever made available to Canadians, and ... [ more ]
November 11, 2012 - Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most commonly inherited disease of the kidneys, yet there are few known effective treatments. Results of a Phase III Clinical Trial presented at the November 2012 American Society of ... [ more ]
New Findings Debunk Long-Held Theory that Kidney Disease is Part of the Normal Aging Process
November 12, 2012 - Recent findings from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, note that a higher risk of death was associated ... [ more ]
The Kidney Foundation of Canada partners with Kidney Cancer Canada and Government to support national research network
October 9, 2012 – A new national network dedicated to improving the care and management of kidney cancer patients in Canada has been launched today. This network has received funding through a partnership between The Kidney Foundation of Canada, the Canadian ... [ more ]
