TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity and kidney disease
T2 - Hidden consequences of the epidemic
AU - On behalf of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee
AU - Kovesdy, Csaba P.
AU - Furth, Susan L.
AU - Zoccali, Carmine
AU - Li, Philip Kam Tao
AU - Garcia-Garcia, Guillermo
AU - Benghanem-Gharbi, Mohammed
AU - Bollaert, Rik
AU - Dupuis, Sophie
AU - Erk, Timur
AU - Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar
AU - Osafo, Charlotte
AU - Riella, Miguel C.
AU - Zakharova, Elena
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and its prevalence has been projected to grow by 40% in the next decade. This increasing prevalence has implications for the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and also for chronic kidney disease (CKD). A high body mass index is one of the strongest risk factors for new-onset CKD. In individuals affected by obesity, a compensatory hyperfiltration occurs to meet the heightened metabolic demands of the increased body weight. The increase in intraglomerular pressure can damage the kidneys and raise the risk of developing CKD in the long term. The incidence of obesity-related glomerulopathy has increased 10-fold in recent years. Obesity has also been shown to be a risk factor for nephrolithiasis, and for a number of malignancies including kidney cancer. This year the World Kidney Day promotes education on the harmful consequences of obesity and its association with kidney disease, advocating healthy lifestyle and health policy measures that make preventive behaviors an affordable option.
AB - Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and its prevalence has been projected to grow by 40% in the next decade. This increasing prevalence has implications for the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and also for chronic kidney disease (CKD). A high body mass index is one of the strongest risk factors for new-onset CKD. In individuals affected by obesity, a compensatory hyperfiltration occurs to meet the heightened metabolic demands of the increased body weight. The increase in intraglomerular pressure can damage the kidneys and raise the risk of developing CKD in the long term. The incidence of obesity-related glomerulopathy has increased 10-fold in recent years. Obesity has also been shown to be a risk factor for nephrolithiasis, and for a number of malignancies including kidney cancer. This year the World Kidney Day promotes education on the harmful consequences of obesity and its association with kidney disease, advocating healthy lifestyle and health policy measures that make preventive behaviors an affordable option.
KW - Chronic kidney disease
KW - Kidney cancer
KW - Nephrolithiasis
KW - Obesity
KW - Prevention
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U2 - 10.1177/2054358117698
DO - 10.1177/2054358117698
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032258676
SN - 2054-3581
VL - 4
JO - Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
JF - Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
M1 - 7698
ER -