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SUBMITTER: Steele C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8959086 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kidney and dialysis 20220304 1
Obesity remains a growing public health concern in industrialized countries around the world. The prevalence of obesity has also continued to rise in those with chronic kidney disease. Epidemiological data suggests those with overweight and obesity, measured by body mass index, have an increased risk for rapid kidney disease progression. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease causes growth and proliferation of kidney cysts resulting in a reduction in kidney function in the majority of adul ...[more]