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Succulent Low Sodium Recipes For Successful Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
The NephChef features Chef Duane as he scrambles up some succulent low sodium recipes for successful CKD outcomes! Chef Duane’s own journey with CKD provided motivation for him to explore palatable, healthy recipes to help delay CKD progression and improve outcomes. We hope you enjoy these cooking demonstrations and that your patients will find it easier to comply with CKD diet management strategies after taking advantage of these engaging “how to” tips! Bon Appètit!
*Duane Sunwold is a paid consultant of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC). Dr Laura Frank is an employee of OPDC.
Featured Speakers

Duane Sunwold
Culinary Arts Faculty, Chef & Cooking Demonstrator*
Known as “Chef Duane”, Mr Sunwold is a graduate from the Culinary Arts Program at Spokane Community College where he is now a culinary arts instructor. He has been nominated twice into the Who’s Who of Community College Teacher by his students. Duane has cooked from country clubs to private resorts in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. Bill Gates’ family had Duane personally cater a private meal for one of their family celebrations. He has also been a guest chef, preparing meals for the athletes at the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988.
Duane was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2000. After 18 months of treatment, Duane changed his diet and started seeing significant improvements in his health. Today, Duane has been able to put his kidney disease into remission with the guidance of his medical team and his dietary changes. Because of these results, Duane volunteers for the National Kidney Foundation. His work includes being a past chairman and current member of the Patient Family Council, speaking before congressman in the Capital Building about kidney disease and health care reform, peer to peer mentoring with other kidney patients and is the chef for the National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Kitchen.
Moderator

Laura Frank, PhD, MPH, RDN, CD
Location
Online