Predictors of kidney failure found in teenagers

Monday, November 3, 2014 - 04:01 in Health & Medicine

Kidney failure later in life can be predicted based on measurements taken in adolescence, according to a study. "It is never too early to tackle issues like unhealthy weight gain and hypertension as it may be much harder to begin a healthy lifestyle in later adulthood. How you live as a teenager has consequences for your health in middle age,” researchers state.

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