London, September 27: Losing excess weight through dieting, exercise and surgery can improve kidney function in obese adults already suffering from kidney disease.
Being overweight or obese had long been linked with various health conditions such as diabetes and heart problems.
Weight loss was therefore shown to improve control over diabetes, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and reduce heart-related complications.
A new study, however, found that losing weight can also help protect the kidneys.
According to the study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology, losing weight lowers “proteinuria” – excess excretion of protein in the urine, considered as a hallmark of kidney damage — among obese adults with kidney disease.
Diet- and exercise-induced weight loss was reported to prevent additional decline in the kidney function of these individuals.
Weight loss achieved through surgery, however, helped normalize the rate at which the kidneys filter waste products – a well-known risk factor for the development of kidney disease.
—–Agencies