World Kidney Day, a brief
Posted on: 13/Mar/2014 5:44:19 PM
Doctors gave a brief on how to prevent oneself from renal ailments. During an event organized on the World Kidney Day on Wednesday.
March 13 is observed as the World Kidney Day, doctors gave an explanation about Kidney diseases. The theme of the event was ‘kidneys age just like you, take care of them and talk to the doctor’. It was organized by Sapiens Health Foundation in Chennai, aiming to create awareness about kidney diseases. Dr Rajan Ravichandran, a nephrologist and the chairman of the foundation advised the following at the gathering:
- Intake of salt should be reduced. This is necessary because, kidneys lose the ability of filtration as they age
- Drink plenty of water every day
He added that the organ’s functioning reduces by 1 per cent every year and their weight gets reduced by 25 per cent. It can also develop cyst or other microscopic changes. When the individual has other existing diseases like diabetes or hypertension, kidney is more likely to get affected.
