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Summertime often means lots of outdoor time. To help kidney patients protect themselves from the sun's damaging UV rays, here are the top 5 Tips from the NKF.

• If you have a transplant and are taking immunosuppressive medications, be aware that your skin may be more sensitive to the sun now. You may burn faster so be sure to use sunscreen with a very high sun protection factor (SPF).
• Those who take tetracyclines and sulfa (...

There are easy ways to decrease the overall amount of fat in your diet while still consuming heart healthy fats. The key is to make these substitutions in calculated ways so that you’re able to cut back on the unhealthy, saturated and trans fats without adding more overall fat and calories to your diet. The National Kidney Foundation gets you started with 10 simple ways to reduce...