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Weight loss interventions, including lifestyle changes and bariatric surgery, reduce blood pressure, glomerular hyperfiltration, and proteinuria in obese patients with CKD.
If you are overweight and have early kidney disease or diabetes, losing weight through diet and exercise can significantly reduce your risk of developing kidney failure. This works by lowering blood pressure and reducing the strain on your kidneys. Consult your doctor for a safe plan.
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In a recent meta-analysis collating experimental studies in obese CKD patients, interventions aimed at reducing body weight showed coherent reductions in blood pressure, glomerular hyperfiltration and proteinuria.
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Based on a meta-analysis of experimental studies and post-hoc analysis of the REIN study cited.
Source
Obesity and Kidney Disease: Hidden Consequences of the Epidemic
Csaba P. Kövesdy et al. · Kidney Diseases · 2017
DOI 10.1159/000452965
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