Voices from the Community - Chef Duane's Story Food Is Medicine For Kidney Disease

Welcome to Voices From The Community, a NephU Community podcast series, featuring guests ranging from patients to providers representing various backgrounds and expertise. They will share their experience, perspectives, and expertise in addressing various topics across the healthcare spectrum, and how it relates to kidney care. The NephChef features a podcast with Chef Duane who describes his personal story about his CKD journey, how adopting a plant-based diet led to improved outcomes, and how his experience with plant-based nutrition has truly exemplified that ‘Food is Medicine.’ Chef Duane believes that patients with kidney disease deserve healthy, favorable and “flavorable” foods! Listen to this podcast to get to know Duane, his story as a CKD patient, and how a network of providers helped to influence him to become a better chef, empowered kidney patient, and an incredible example of “you are what you eat!” For more content like this please visit https://nephu.org *Duane Sunwold is a paid consultant of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC). Dr Laura Frank is an employee of OPDC. Disclaimer: The information provided through NephU is intended for the educational benefit of health care professionals and others who support care for those with kidney disease and other related conditions. It is not intended as, nor is it a substitute for, medical care, advice, or professional diagnosis. Health care professionals should use their independent judgement when reviewing NephU’s educational resources. Users seeking medical advice should consult with a health care professional. March 2021 MRC2.CORP.X.05936 / February 2021 MRC1.CORP.V.00203