- Bloemhard, Miaoli E;
- Wong, Melinda;
- Chen, Ling-Xin;
- Moss, Olivia;
- Friedman, Golnaz;
- Howes, Katherine;
- Kaur, Amanpreet;
- Occhipinti, Michelle;
- Arneja, Harjeet;
- Nguyen, Lien
Long-term management strategies to preserve graft function in post-renal transplant patients have largely remained stagnant. Whole-food plant-based dietary counseling has beenshown to reduce the incidence of comorbidities(diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension) that post-transplant patients are at increased risk for developing. It is not yet standard-of-care to offer post-transplant patients long-term dietary counseling. Whole-food plant-based dietary counseling is a cost-effective and safe intervention that can be widely distributed.This examines if three months of whole-food plant-based dietary counseling in post-renal transplant patients can reduce the incidence of comorbidities thus improving graft & patient outcome.