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February 20, 2013 Fresenius, Nutrition, Provider News No comments

Food Network Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr.: Tour and Kidney Friendly Recipes Celebrating National Kidney Month

Food Network Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr. to tour
Fresenius Medical Care Dialysis Facilities in
Chicago, Kansas City, Birmingham and Louisville

Zesty New Recipes
and Tips for No-Salt Cooking for National Kidney Month

WALTHAM, Mass. – February 20, 2013 – In recognition of National Kidney Month this March, Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr. is taking his kidney-friendly recipes and signature “flavor of bold” cuisine on the road to several U.S. cities. Organized and sponsored by Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), this four-city tour is intended to call attention to how diets featuring fresh, flavorful ingredients can be healthy for patients on dialysis, as well as tasty, affordable, easy to prepare, and great for the whole family. An estimated 26 million Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at risk for kidney failure, for which the only treatments are a kidney transplant or dialysis.

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