For people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), latest guidelines recommend a diet rich in wholegrains, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, while being low in salt and processed foods. The education is the same as for Diabetes management, slowing progressiom of Heart Disease and general Healthy Eating, and so will be ideal for treating the Cardio Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKD). The leaflets below explain how to look after the kidneys and slow progression of CKD.
Restrictions such as potassium and phosphate are not needed until blood levels rise. This usually happens in late CKD, when people will be under the care of a specialist kidney dietitian. It does not help to restrct potassium early.
Healthy eating booklet
We have produced a healthy eating booklet for patients with CKD - available in the following languages: English, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Welsh, Polish, Punjabi and Chinese.
Printable booklet
Interactive booklet
Urdu version
Welsh version
Polish version
Chinese version
Arabic version
Hindi version
Punjabi version
Kidney care leaflet & translation support
The below leaflets can be ordered for free in batches of 100 using the following link: Order patient information resources | Kidney Care UK. They have recently been reviewed by KDSG.
Accessing health information for your patients in languages other than English can be difficult. There are two ways healthcare professionals can share Kidney Care UK's information resources in other languages:
- using the Recite Me toolbar on their website for the online pages
- using Google Translate to machine translate PDF resources.
Both of these processes are described on a new page on their website, complete with a step-by-step video: https://kidneycareuk.org/health-professionals/ckd-information-language-support/
Please note that machine translation has its limitations and is still a developing technology.
Plant-Based leaflets
