Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Losing weight helps obese kidney disease preserve their kidney

Losing weight could help obese people suffering from kidney disease to preserve their kidney function, according to a study published September 17 on the website of the Clinical Journal of the Society maerican nephrology. The results of several studies reviewed indicate that losing weight would allow obese suffer from kidney disease to preserve their health.

The researcher Sakar Navaneetham, Medical Center Cleveland Clinic, United States, determined that the loss of weight due to diet and practice of physical exercise, reduced proteinuria, excess Protennis in urine, in obese patients with kidney disease. This could also prevent the decline of certain functions in these patients. Sakar Navaneetham studied why some thirteen recognized studies on the relationship between the kidneys and loss of weight.

The study he conducted shows that surgery improves the filtration rate in obese patients with high filtration rate. These rates represent a high filtration additional risk factor for kidney disease. The authors conclude that weight loss may be restricted to kidney diseases in obese patients with kidney disease. They still believe that the number of studies related to this subject is not enough and called for a study on the long term.

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