DaVita Supports Kidney-Friendly Holiday Meal Planning
December 05 2012 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
DaVita®, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE:
DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, is offering
new recipes and educational tips for kidney patients to help them
have a healthy and delicious holiday season.
A wide range of diet information and more than 800 recipes are
available on the DaVita® website. DaVita’s Kidney Diet Tips blog
also offers support and diet advice, and DaVita’s downloadable
holiday cookbook provides special recipes for the season.
People with kidney disease must follow a special diet to help
compensate for their declining or nonexistent kidney function.
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end stage renal
disease (ESRD) must modify their protein, phosphorus, potassium,
sodium and fluid intake, which can be very difficult with the
temptations and traditional meals served over the holidays.
“Eating right around the holidays can be difficult, but it’s
especially important if you have kidney disease,” said DaVita
Dietitian Sara Colman. “At DaVita, we’re here to help make the
kidney diet a little easier and tastier for those with kidney
disease.”
DaVita.com includes a diet and nutrition section with articles
such as “4-day Kidney Diet Menu for a Busy Holiday Season” and a
kidney recipe section with many holiday recipes and features like a
kidney-friendly cranberry recipe collection. DaVita’s popular
holiday cookbook is back this year and available to download at no
cost by visiting DaVita.com/Cookbook and registering on the
site.
DaVita.com also offers DaVita Diet HelperTM, an online tool that
helps those with CKD or ESRD plan menus, make shopping lists and
track nutritional intake.
For more holiday, special occasion and everyday recipes, visit
Davita.com/recipes.
DaVita, DaVita Diet Helper and DaVita HealthCare Partners are
trademarks or registered trademarks of DaVita Healthcare Partners
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
About DaVita
DaVita is the dialysis division of DaVita HealthCare Partners
Inc., a Fortune 500® company that, through its operating divisions,
provides a variety of health care services to patient populations
throughout the United States and abroad. A leading provider of
kidney care in the United States, DaVita delivers dialysis services
to patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal
disease. DaVita strives to improve patients’ quality of life by
innovating clinical care, and by offering integrated treatment
plans, personalized care teams and convenient health-management
services. As of September 30, 2012, DaVita operated or provided
administrative services at 1,912 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States serving approximately 150,000
patients. The company also operated 24 outpatient dialysis centers
located in five countries outside the United States. DaVita
supports numerous programs dedicated to creating positive,
sustainable change in communities around the world. The company’s
leadership development initiatives and social responsibility
efforts have been recognized by Fortune, Modern Healthcare,
Newsweek and WorldBlu. For more information, please visit
DaVita.com.
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