Kidney diseases are on the rise in India. Here are 8 ways how you can prevent kidney failure and other ailments, starting with keeping a check on obesity.f there is one issue that constantly bothers our mind, it has to be our weight. It is a struggle to meet our desired result. While some stay focused and determined to stat fit, several others give up and ignore keeping a check on their weight. According to several global reports, obesity is becoming one of the major factors causing death worldwide. It is not just impacting adults, but children as well. Putting on a little weight once is a while is alright, but it shouldn’t become a habit and cross alarming levels. Obesity doesn’t just concern the issue of being ’overweight
’, it is one of the major underlying causes of several other diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart attack
and even kidney failure.
Kidney diseases
are on the rise in India. According to reports, the number of Indians suffering from chronic kidney ailments has doubled in the past 15 years, and at present 17 in every hundred citizens suffer from some form of kidney disease. Kidney is an essential organ in the body. Its primary role is to remove toxins and excess fluids from the body through urine, and also maintain a good balance of body salts and other chemicals. It is also involved in controlling the production of red blood cells and regulating blood pressure.
So how do we prevent kidney failure and other ailments? Here are some pointers -1. Obesity is a Lead Cause
Obesity is becoming a growing worldwide epidemic, and is expected to affect more people in the years to come. One’s lifestyle habits, particularly sedentary lifestyle, are adversely impacting health. According to researchers and authors of the study - Obesity and Kidney Disease: Hidden Consequences of the Epidemic, Obesity is one of the strongest risk factors for new-onset chronic kidney disease, and also for nephrolithiasis and for kidney cancer.
As stated on the official website of the campaign, A growing body of evidence indicates that obesity is also a potent risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease ( CKD) and end-stage renal disease ( ESRD) . People who are overweight or obese have 2 to 7 more chances of developing ESRD compared to those of normal weight. Obesity may lead to CKD both indirectly by increasing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, and also by causing direct kidney damage by increasing the workload of the kidneys and other mechanisms.