According to www.kidney.org, there are 10% of the population worldwide is affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). An estimated one million people worldwide die from unrated kidney failure each year. Our kidney have some important things to do, such as control our chemical balance, make urine and remove toxins, help control our blood pressure, remove extra fluid from our blood, help we make red blood cells, and help us keep our bones healthy.
So, what exactly a kidney disease is? Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) means our kidneys are damaged and lose their ability to keep us healthy by filtering our blood. We could develop other problems such as high blood pressure and anemia. While these problems may happen slowly and even without symptoms, they can lead to kidney failure. There are some risk factors that could trigger a kidney disease. The risk factors including diabetes, age (60 y.0. or older), obesity, family history, high blood pressure, and smoking.
How to prevent it, then? There are several things that we could do to prevent kidney disease, started from keeping our blood sugar and pressure under control, eat healthy meals and lose weight (if needed), avoid some over-the-counter medicines, stop smoking and limit alcohol use, and go get some exercises.
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Reference: www.kidney.org