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Lifestyle interventions involving caloric restriction and increased physical activity reduce the risk of incident Chronic Kidney Disease in overweight or obese diabetic patients by approximately 30%.
If you are overweight and have diabetes, combining a healthier diet with regular physical activity can significantly lower your risk of developing kidney disease. This approach works by reducing weight, blood sugar, and blood pressure.
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In overweight or obese diabetic patients, a lifestyle intervention including caloric restriction and increased physical activity compared with a standard follow up based on education and support to sustain diabetes treatment reduced the risk for incident CKD by 30%...
Why this rating
Based on a cited study (ref 83) and meta-analysis (ref 81), though the paper notes a 'paucity of high-level evidence intervention studies'.
Source
Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic
Csaba P. Kövesdy et al. · Journal of Nephrology · 2017
DOI 10.1007/s40620-017-0377-y
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