I was a healthy young man, and I thought I was invincible…

I'm a prime example of the way kidney disease strikes silently.

— Sean Elliott

I'd like people to know that you can head off kidney disease, maybe prevent a transplant or stop the disease from progressing after detection…

— Sean Elliott

Many physical illnesses are associated with depression and anxiety, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, stroke, kidney disease, lung disease, dementia…

— Liz Miller

Individuals with kidney disease who are able to obtain treatment early experience a higher quality of life and are able to maintain more of…

— Xavier Becerra

It's a common myth that athletes and other highly active people need the protein from meat and dairy to fuel their activities and build…

— Sharon Gannon

A plant-based diet is more likely to produce good health and to reduce sharply the risk of heart problems, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, gallstones, and…

— T. Colin Campbell

When I was a child, I was unable to go to any type of sleepaway summer camp because of health issues. Once I learned…

— Sarah Hyland

I was a very, very old child. Sometimes you meet a child who seems more like an adult. I think I was that type…

— Marianne Wiggins

Elsewhere the paper notes that vegetarians and vegans (including athletes) 'meet and exceed requirements' for protein. And, to render the whole we-should-worry-about-getting-enough-protein-and-therefore-eat-meat idea even…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.

— Xavier Becerra

High protein diets make you sick in the long and short term. Expect kidney disease, heart disease and more strokes and cancer. Plus the…

— John A. McDougall

Once my doctor began treating my kidney disease, my greatest challenge was the constant exhaustion. Fortunately, my doctor explained that anemia was causing my…

— Alonzo Mourning

If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease,…

— Alonzo Mourning

One out of every six American women has so much mercury in her womb that her children are at risk for a grim inventory…

— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of…

— Michael Milken