The Chocolate Conservatory
The Chocolate Conservatory
Institute of Cacao and Chocolate Research
Labor in sugar cane
1 hour Posted May 15, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
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Cornell University Professor Alex M. Nading, a medical anthropologist, joins host Carla Martin to discuss the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of nontraditional causes (CKDnt) among Nicaragua's sugarcane plantation workers.

Find Dr. Nading's book via Duke University Press: https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-kidney-and-the-cane ; or in a library near you: https://search.worldcat.org/