(21-07-06) Obesity May Triple Risk Of Kidney Failure

(AHN) - The latest research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology indicates that kidney failure is three times more likely to occur in obese individuals.
According to the authors of the journal article, reducing obesity can potentially prevent the onset of chronic kidney failure.
The large study resulted in findings that being overweight at the age of 20 can triple your odds of developing chronic kidney failure. In addition, it was found that men who were never obese and women who were very obese were also three to four times as likely to develop chronic kidney failure.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases lists several warning signs of possible worsening kidney failure as follows: (1) the need to urinate more or less frequently; (2) either appetite loss, vomiting or nausea; (3) swelling and numbing of the feet and hands; (4) feelings of drowsiness or trouble with concentration; (5) darkening of the skin; and (6) cramping of the muscles.
Doctors can order blood tests and urine samples to detect possible signs of kidney problems.
Body mass indexes are based on height and weight. To determine whether an individual is obese or not, a body mass index of 30 or greater is considered obese. A body mass index between 25 to 30 is considered overweight.

Patricia Shehan

Source: All Headline News Contributor

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