Obesity and chronic kidney disease.
This article summarizes the current hypotheses that link visceral obesity and kidney malfunction and provides information on the epidemiology and renal pathology resulting from visceral obesity.
Ritz
Eberhard
E
Department of Internal Medicine, Ruperto Carola University, Heidelberg, Germany. Prof.E.Ritz@T-online.de
Koleganova
Nadezda
N
D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*