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Obesity can increase the risk of kidney disease, study – Tech Explorist
Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that obesity can increase the chances of someone developing kidney disease.
According to a new study from the University of Oxford, obesity is a cause of kidney disease. It suggests that if someone has fat all over the body, they are prone to developing kidney disease. Hence, controlling weight could be a new way to manage it.
Past studies have suggested the same, but it was unclear whether obesity directly caused kidney disease or whether other factors were involved, such as more salt in people’s diet.
In this study, scientists studied almost 300,000 DNA samples from the…
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