Patient Resources
infoKID Nutrition Guides
Patient-friendly information written and endorsed by paediatric nephrologists.
Kidney Kitchen
Recipes, videos and dietary advice for kidney patients and their families.
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Practical advice, lifestyle tips and tasty recipes for people living with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Potassium
Understanding potassium and how to manage it in your diet.
Phosphate
Learn about phosphate, why it matters, and which foods contain it.
Salt
Tips for reducing salt intake and managing your fluid balance.
Clinical Tools
Assessment aids and advice for daily practice.
Growth & Assessment
Links to standard growth charts and malnutrition screening tools.
Specialist Advice
Further specialist renal dietetic advice can be sought from the highly specialised dietetic team at ELCH. They can be contacted through the ELCH switchboard.
Network Guidelines
Guidelines Update in Progress
Network specific dietetic guidelines are currently being reviewed and updated. The new versions will be uploaded here shortly.
Paediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce
The Paediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce is an international group of paediatric nephrologists and paediatric renal dietitians. They have produced several guidelines on different aspects of nutritional management of childhood CKD.
Clinical Practice Recommendations
- Assessment of nutritional status in children with kidney diseases [Nelms et al. 2021]
- Energy and protein requirements for children with CKD [Shaw et al. 2020]
- Nutritional management of the infant with chronic kidney disease [Shaw et al. 2022]
- Dietary management of calcium and phosphate [McAlister et al. 2020]
- Dietary management of potassium [Desloovere et al. 2021]
- Delivery of a nutritional prescription by enteral tube feeding [Rees et al. 2021]
- Assessment and management of obesity and metabolic syndrome [Stabouli et al. 2021]
Please see resources on Vitaflo website called VIA. Access to the site is restricted to healthcare professionals and requires registration but access to the downloadable information is free.
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