National Kidney Foundation
Verified working Aug 31, 2026
Kidney disease education, risk checks, and support resources in one place.
The National Kidney Foundation site offers patient-friendly information on kidney disease, dialysis, transplant, donation, nutrition, and related health topics. It also connects visitors to practical resources such as risk assessments, kidney-health learning tools, recipes, dietitian search, peer support, advocacy, events, and clinical-trial information.
Why it stands out
- Covers the kidney-care path from prevention and early CKD through dialysis, transplant, donation, and life after treatment.
- Pairs educational content with concrete next steps, including risk checks, peer mentoring, dietitian search, and research matching.
- Nutrition resources are kidney-specific, with separate guidance around sodium, potassium, phosphorus, protein, and CKD stage.
- Includes patient stories and support programs alongside medical-topic explainers, making it useful beyond reference reading.
Good to know
- The site is strongly U.S.-oriented, so statistics, programs, events, and some healthcare guidance may not translate to other countries.
- Its information is educational and support-focused, not a replacement for advice from a nephrologist, dietitian, or transplant team.
- Availability of mentors, local events, dietitians, trials, and research studies can vary by location and eligibility.
Under the radar: If you are using the food resources, check the stage-specific nutrition guidance before relying on recipes alone, because potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and protein advice can change depending on CKD stage and treatment status.
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People with CKD, transplant questions, or kidney-risk factors can find plain-language guidance and support options. Check whether common risk factors may warrant a kidney-health conversation with a clinician. Learn what lab values, eGFR, CKD stages, dialysis, or transplant terminology mean. Find kidney-friendly nutrition information, recipes, or a dietitian. Connect with peer mentors, patient communities, advocacy programs, or research opportunities.
Kidney topic library; CKD basics course; risk and patient-journey questionnaires; diet and nutrition articles; recipe finder; dietitian finder; dialysis and transplant education; clinical trial directory; NKF PEERS mentoring; patient stories, events, advocacy, and research-participation links.
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Similar sites elsewhere
- American Kidney Fund — kidneyfund.org
- NIDDK Kidney Disease Information — niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease
- American Association of Kidney Patients — aakp.org
- DaVita Kidney Care — davita.com
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