Obesity increases the risk of developing kidney disease, a new study suggests.
Moreover, declines in kidney function can be detected long before people develop other obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the researchers said.
The researchers analyzed data collected from nearly 3,000 black and white young adults who had normal kidney function.
The participants, who had an average age of 35, were grouped according to four ranges of body-mass index (BMI), a measurement of body fat based on height and weight. The groups were normal weight, overweight, obese and extremely obese.
Over time, kidney function decreased in all the participants, but the decline was much greater and quicker in overweight and obese people, and appeared to be linked solely with body-mass index. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_143542.html
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