1) The document discusses the importance of kidney health and taking care of one's kidneys.
2) It notes that kidneys are small organs that perform big roles like removing waste and controlling blood pressure.
3) The document warns that kidney disease can progress silently for years and that people with conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, family history of kidney disease, or who are older or smokers are at higher risk and should get their kidneys checked.
56. more than 500 million people worldwide have
some form of kidney damage and every year
millions die prematurely of cardiovascular
disease linked to chronic kidney disease
Worldwide, over 1.5 million people are
currently kept alive through either hemo or
peritoneal dialysis or transplantation, this
number is forecasted to double within the next
10 years
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