110 CRPF Personnel Attend Health Talk on ‘kidney Care & Organ Donation’

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Chandigarh 19^th August:- Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali organized a health talk on 'kidney care and organ donation' at Punjab CM house , sector 2 here today. As many as 110 CRPF personnel attended the programme.

Addressing them Dr Munish Chauhan, senior consultant, Nephrology and Transplant Physician, said that kidney is susceptible to various problems due to the vital functions it perform and the toxins it encounters. The key to prevention or delay of severe kidney diseases is early detection and aggressive intervention while there is still time to slow down the progression to kidney failure. Medical care with early intervention can change the course of chronic kidney disease and help prevent the need for dialysis or a kidney transplant.

Dr Munish Chauhan said that diabetes and high blood pressure pose a risk of kidney disease. He added that poor eating habits, smoking and obesity are associated with increased risk for kidney disease. He further informed that researchers have found that people whose diet quality was poor, high in red and processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages and sodium, and low in fruit, legumes, nuts, whole grains and low-fat dairy, were more likely to develop a kidney disease.

Giving tips to reduce the risk of kidney disease, Dr Munish Chauhan advised cutting down on sodium intake, reduce consumption of red meat and sugar, and say no to soda and processed foods.