Nutrition and Early Kidney Disease - Litholink

Litholink Corporation2250 West Campbell Park DriveChicago, Illinois 60612800 338 4333 Telephone312 243 3297 Facsimilewww.litholink.comMore than 26 million American adults and thousands ofAmerican children have chronic kidney disease. Most donot know they have this condition. Further, millions ofpeople with diabetes, hypertension, and other diseases donot realize they are at risk for developing kidney disease.The National Kidney Foundation, a major voluntary healthorganization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tractdiseases, improve the health and well-being of individualsand families affected by these diseases and increasethe availability of all organs for transplantation. Withmore than 50 local offices nationwide, the NKF providesearly detection screenings and other vital patient andcommunity services, conducts extensive public andprofessional education on kidney disease and organdonation, advocates for patients through legislative action,and supports kidney research to identify new treatments.A Curriculum for CKD Risk Reduction and CarePublic EducationKidney Learning System (KLS) TMAt RiskSTAGE 1Kidney Damage withNormal or Kidney FunctionSTAGE 2Kidney Damage withMild Kidney FunctionSTAGE 3ModerateKidney FunctionSTAGE 4SevereKidney FunctionSTAGE 5KidneyFailureT T T T T DGFR 130 90 60 30 15 0Green colored boxes indicate the scope of content in this KLS resource.GFR= Glomerular Filtration Rate; T= Kidney Transplant; D= DialysisFor more information, please visitwww.Kidney.orgwww.litholink.comP A R T N E R S I NE D U C A T I O N© 2009 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. 11-10-1214_BAJ