Introduction: Obesity and the kidney

As has been widely reported, there is a global pandemic of overweight and obesity evident in the United States and increasingly around the world. The spectrum of overweight, obesity, and associated type 2 diabetes on population health has nephrology-related implications affecting the following: (1) the general population, (2) the end-stage renal disease system, (3) nephrology practitioners, and (4) nephrology researchers.

Source: Seminars in Nephrology - July 1, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jeffrey B. Kopp, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Moshe Levi Source Type: research