Kidney disease and overweight: a collaborative study is underway…
We know that being overweight is detrimental to the state of health, the proof is this. According to a recent medical study, the pounds installed are harmful to the proper functioning of certain organs including the kidneys. Big as fists, they haveseveral vital functionsin our body including filtration and excretion of urine. Therefore, a malfunction of the kidneys, such as frequent urge to urinate, persistent fatigue after meals or unusual swelling in the ankles, legs or eyelids, should give the alert.
To be obese is to risk kidney failure
The study conducted at the Bichat Hospital in Paris by a team of renowned scientists concerns the renal system and the negative effects that fall on it in case of prolonged overweight. Certainly, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, sleep apnea, joint disorders are directly produced by obesity but in recent years kidney diseases are on the rise. Indeed, renal failure now arrives in the “ranking” of so-called “civilization” diseases. However, this pathology is characterized byan absence of symptoms, unless there are some warning signs. To affirm that a renal pathology exists, early detection is necessary. This is why an annual search for proteinuria (protein levels in the urine by production of urine samples) and a creatinine assay (blood creatine levels by blood test) prove to be a necessary screening for overweight people.
According to Professor François Vrtovsnik, nephrologist at Bichat Hospital and head of the study, kidney failure appears if the kidneys can no longer filter blood properly. Waste and liquidsthen accumulate. Only dialysis or transplantation can restore a general balance.
Adequate preventive measures
Fortunately for obese subjects, there are preventive treatments in case of kidney disorders mainly if they could be detected in time. This involves taking medication in consultation with the medical profession but especially by phases of food rebalancing and regular practice of an adapted and gentle sport.
To validate and ensure that the information revealed in the scientific study is useful, the scientists plan to offer people diagnosed as “morbidly obese” two alternatives: either the choice of surgery or a simple medical follow-up surrounded by hygiene-dietary measures. Subsequently, the effect of these two techniques will be observed and the scientific team will be able to certify, with the support of randomized data, which orientation seems to be the most relevant on renal function.
This is how the medical team launches a national study(1) conducted in several French centers where everyone, if they wish, can contribute. To participate, simply send an email à[email protected] or call 01 40 25 73 01. This initiative will last one year and the results will be published in 2019.
At the end of this research and diagnosis, scientists will be able to propose this or that other treatment to avoid dialysis and kidney transplantation. To participate in this study, you must be between 18 and 75 years old, have a body mass index greater than 35 and suffer from kidney failure, even in its infancy.
Anyway, remember to drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day and that every day, eat less protein, and especially red meats, take natural antioxidants such as blueberries or lemon, walk, climb stairs and get around by bike … remainessentialpractices for an optimal state of health.
Stephen Paul is the lead author and founder of My Health Sponsor. Holder of a diploma in health and well-being coaching with more than 200 articles in the field of health, he makes it a point of honor to offer advice based on reliable information, based on scientific research, and verified by health professionals.