KIDNEY CHECK.

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  • Author(s): LIEBMAN, BONNIE
  • Source:
    Nutrition Action Health Letter. Sep2016, Vol. 43 Issue 7, p3-6. 4p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      DIABETES complications; KIDNEY disease prevention; KIDNEY disease risk factors; KIDNEY diseases; NUTRITION
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses kidney's functions, diseases and treatment management with maintenance recommendations for healthy kidneys. Topics include statistics on adults affected by kidney diseases, the inclusion of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with routine blood test as well as the risk factors such as age, hypertension or race. Also mentioned are the effect of smoking with blood flow to the kidneys, high sodium or salt intake as well as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH).