Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition, brought to you by Nutritional Weight and Wellness. Today, we will

discuss what are good foods to eat for good kidney function. In the past several months,

we have had repeated requests for this topic. Kidney function, it's a thing, Teresa. Why so much

interest in kidney health? Well, today there are more than one in seven

American adults that have chronic kidney disease, but many don't even realize it until it's in

the end stage of kidney disease. If you experience late stage kidney disease, toxins can be built up in your

body leading to other health conditions such as gout, bone disease, and heart disease.

Today, we want to discuss the major sources for kidney disease and help you understand that

what you're eating is playing a part

in how well your kidneys will function. I'm Melanie Beasley. I'm a registered and licensed

dietitian with several years of experience working with and helping a variety of clients,

which is my joy. I see people in studio. I see people in my office and I see them through

Zoom. But in studio with me today is Teresa Wagner. Hi, Teresa. Hello. She is also a registered

and licensed dietitian and again with many years of experience working with a variety of clients.

Yes, and it's my joy too. I love it.

I love it.

It's a great job.

Well, as we're getting started today, I feel like this topic of kidney disease and what to do for prevention and how to support our kidneys, let's get started by talking about their kidneys and their main job in the

body. Your kidneys, they are located near the middle of your back below the rib cage on both sides

of your back. They are shaped like kidney beans and are about the size of your fist.

Within the kidneys, there are these tiny filtering units.

They're called nephrons, which filter the blood and form urine to allow waste products to pass out of the body.

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