Lifestyle modification and progressive renal failure.
There is increasing evidence that lifestyle factors impact on the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the risk of progression of CKD. Equally important is the consideration that patients with CKD are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than to reach the stage of end-stage renal failure. It is advantageous that manoeuvres that interfere with progression at the same time also reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. Lifestyle factors that aggravate progression include, among others, smoking, obesity and dietary salt intake. Alcohol consumption, according to some preliminary information, has a bimodal relationship to cardiovascular risk and progression, with moderate consumption being protective.
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Nierenzentrum/Department Internal Medicine, Ruperto Carola University, Heidelberg, Germany. Prof.E.Ritz@t-online.de
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary