Tampa, Fla. Feb. 28, 2007 – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) announced today it has developed a new nutrition electronic newsletter. AAKP Diet Tips & Bits is a free electronic newsletter that will feature recipes, news and nutrition information.

AAKP recognizes a proper renal diet is a challenge for kidney patients of all modalities. AAKP Diet Tips & Bitswill provide patients with practical ideas that will enable them to properly manage their eating habits. Proper nutritionhelps patients feel well and avoid problems linked to bad nutrition such as fluid overload, high potassium levels and weight gain. AAKP encourages all kidney patients to take action and take control of their health.

“One of AAKP’s objectives is to help kidney patients be the leader of their healthcare team,” says AAKP CEO/Executive Director Kris Robinson. “I know personally how difficult the renal diet can be and look forward to sharing tips, recipes and nutrition information with fellow patients.”

AAKP Diet Tips & Bits, the fifth electronic newsletter provided by AAKP, is sponsored by a generous grant from Shire. The others include: Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter, Renal Flash, Kidney Transplant Today and Public Policy Briefing. Subscriptions to all AAKP electronic newsletters are FREE. The electronic newsletters are transmitted once a month. AAKP Diets Tips & Bits will begin distribution in April 2007. It will be delivered the second Tuesday of each month.

To sign up for AAKP Diet Tips & Bits or any of AAKP’s electronic newsletters, send an email to Emily Anderson,Communications Assistant, at eanderson@aakp.org or click here.

To learn more about all of the AAKP electronic newsletters, log onto www.aakp.org or call the National Office at (800) 749-AAKP

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