Joseph Vassalotti, MD, clinical professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, chief medical officer of the National Kidney Foundation and co-editor of Nutrition, Fitness, and Mindfulness: An Evidence-Based Guide for Clinicians. Kidney.org
As with many health conditions —high blood pressure and high cholesterol, to name just two—chronic kidney disease (CKD) often flies…
