High Adolescent BMI Linked, With Chronic Kidney Disease, Study Warns.<br />'Newsweek' reports that scientists have found a link <br />between teenagers with a high body mass index (BMI) and <br />developing chronic kidney disease in young adulthood.<br />According to the Centers for Disease Control and <br />Prevention (CDC), chronic kidney disease (CKD) <br />impacts over 1 in 7 adults in the United States. .<br />The condition occurs when kidneys <br />are damaged and cannot effectively <br />filter toxins and waste from blood.<br />When excess fluid and waste build up in <br />the body, it can result in a number of health <br />problems, including heart disease and stroke.<br />According to the National Survey of Children's Health,<br />approximately one in six U.S. children between the ages <br />of 10 and 17 are considered obese with a BMI over 30. .<br />Recently, a team of scientists from the Gertner Institute <br />for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research in Israel <br />investigated the link between BMI and early CKD.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the team's results <br />demonstrate a clear association between <br />developing early CKD and a high adolescent BMI.<br />The results suggest that men are more vulnerable to <br />these risks than women, perhaps due to differences <br />in fat distribution and effects of the hormone estrogen.<br />The results suggest that men are more vulnerable to <br />these risks than women, perhaps due to differences <br />in fat distribution and effects of the hormone estrogen.<br />The team's findings were published <br />in the journal 'JAMA Pediatrics.'.<br />According to the team, the findings <br />highlight the importance of taking action <br />to mitigate adolescent obesity in the U.S.
