DENVER, March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Kidney
Care, a division of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), and a leading provider
of kidney care services in the United
States, celebrates March as National Nutrition Month by
sharing kidney-friendly recipes, diet tips and online
resources.
"Diet and nutrition play an integral role in managing the health
of dialysis and kidney disease patients," said Sara Colman, RDN, CDE, and manager for
DaVita.com nutrition. "National Nutrition Month is a great time to
empower those with kidney disease to make healthy dietary choices
using free, online tools such as the DaVita Diet Helper and
kidney-friendly cookbooks."
The "Today's Kidney Diet: Juices, Smoothies & Drinks"
cookbook contains 12 refreshing recipes to help kidney disease
patients feel energized and nourished while adhering to a
kidney-friendly diet. It also features ways to incorporate protein
and how to safely add low-potassium fruits and vegetables to
smoothies and drinks. To download DaVita's cookbook collections for
free, visit DaVita.com/FreeCookbook.
The DaVita Diet Helper™ online tool allows users to plan
and track kidney-friendly meals that adhere to important nutrition
levels, such as phosphorus, potassium and sodium. It features more
than 1,000 recipes that are kidney-and diabetes-friendly.
DaVita Kidney Care recently
hosted a live Facebook video featuring renal dietitian Candace Schopper. Schopper discusses how
caregivers and those with kidney disease can best approach cooking
for kidney diet restrictions. To watch the full recorded video,
visit Facebook.com/DaVitaKidneyCare.
Additional recipes and kidney-friendly diet tips can also be
found on the DaVita® Kidney Diet Tips blog
at Blogs.DaVita.com and on Pinterest
at Pinterest.com/DaVitaPins.
About DaVita Kidney
Care
DaVita Kidney Care is a division
of DaVita 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 dialysis services
in the United States, DaVita Kidney Care treats patients with chronic
kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita Kidney Care 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 December
31, 2016, DaVita Kidney Care
operated or provided administrative services at 2,350 outpatient
dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 188,000 patients. The company
also operated 154 outpatient dialysis centers located in 11
countries outside the United
States. DaVita Kidney Care
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.
Contact Information
Media:
Kelsey Fairholm
(303) 876-0488
Kelsey.Fairholm@davita.com
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SOURCE DaVita Kidney Care