Protect your kidneys

Chronic kidney disease is a serious disorder that has become increasingly common worldwide. More than five per cent of all adults suffer from some kind of kidney disease that can lead to kidney failure and thus the need for dialysis treatment or kidney transplantation. The disease is often a major limitation to quality of life.

Therefore, it is important to prevent failure when possible.Common health advice applies equally to healthy people wanting to avoid damaging their kidneys. For those who already have some kind of renal dysfunction, this advice is particularly important.