Diets
Low sodium diet — 2 g
Sodium is a mineral that is important for maintaining normal fluid balance in the body. It is found naturally in foods and is also added to certain foods.
Cleveland Clinic
Diets
DASH diet
The DASH diet emphasizes the right portion sizes, variety of foods and nutrients. Discover how DASH can improve your health and lower your blood pressure.
Mayo Clinic
Diets
Mediterranean diet
A plant-based diet that can be used as a long-term dietary option. It has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Cleveland Clinic
Diets
Low phosphorus diet — 1 g
Phosphorus is a mineral found in your bones. Along with calcium, phosphorus is needed to build strong healthy bones and to keep other parts of your body working.
National Kidney Foundation
Diets
Low potassium diet — 2 g
Potassium is a mineral found in many of the foods you eat. It plays a role in keeping your heartbeat regular and your muscles working right.
National Kidney Foundation
Diets
Nutrition in kidney disease
Diet tools, recipes and resources for patients living with chronic kidney disease.
DaVita
Kidney stones
Kidney stone diets
Diet resources matched to the type of stone you form, from the Litholink metabolic testing program.
Litholink
Kidney stones
Litholink 24-hour urine collection
Questions and answers about the 24-hour urine collection used in the metabolic work up for recurrent kidney stones.
Litholink
Kidney stones
Low oxalate diet
Reference table of the oxalate content of common foods. Opens as a spreadsheet download.
Harvard T.H. Chan / BWH
Kidney stones
Low purine diet
Many foods contain purines, especially organ meats, anchovies, mackerel and sardines. A low-purine diet helps with both stones and gout.
UPMC
Kidney Smart class
Kidney Smart program
Free classes taught by kidney care experts covering diet resources, employment and insurance coverage, and treatment options.
DaVita
Transplant centers
Saint Barnabas Transplant Center
Kidney transplant surgery has a high long-term success rate and is considered the best treatment for kidney failure. Patients generally require only 4–6 days in hospital.
RWJBarnabas Health
Transplant centers
Hackensack Transplant Center
At Hackensack University Medical Center’s Transplant Program, the goal is to get patients off the transplant list as soon as possible and back to living healthy lives.
Hackensack Meridian HealthThese links open on third-party websites. They are offered for general education and are not a substitute for the advice of your physician — please discuss any dietary change with us first.