4. What do our Amazing kidneys Do?
Kidneys are crucial organs in the body.
your life at risk when kidney function
doesn’t work properly anymore.
5. Your kidneys, the renal organs, are the
master chemists of the body.
Kidneys cleanse 200 liters of blood a day
to remove 2 liters of toxins, wastes and
water. In form of urine all waste and extra
fluids move out and keep our body
healthy.
6. Can a life with just A Bean??
Just 3 lakhs Nephrons can help us to filter
our daily toxins. But a fact is that one
kidney contains more than a million of
nephrons.
7. Why kidney health is needed
Kidneys filter blood, reabsorb & secrete
ions, & produce urine.
Without this important function you would
survive only a few days.
8. Incidence
CKD affects almost 195 million population
worldwide.
As many as 9 in 10 adults with CKD do not
know they have CKD.
Tamil Nadu CKD prevalence survey
conducted in February 2022 reports
“ one in every five adults” in Tamil Nadu may
Have kidney disease.
9. Kidney disease facts
CKD grows very slowly & causes loss of
kidney function over a period of several
years
It usually affects both kidneys
No cure of CKD
13. KIDNEY DISEASE PREVENTION
Stop smoking
Healthy diet like a low-salt,low-fat diet
Cut down on alcohol
Exercise regularly at least for 30 minutes
Be careful with painkillers