Weight gain within the normal range increases risk of chronic kidney disease
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 16:14
in Health & Medicine
Even lean individuals who gain weight are at risk Healthy individuals who gain weight, even to a weight still considered normal, are at risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The study suggests that CKD should be added to the list of conditions that are associated with weight gain, including diabetes and hypertension.
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