World Kidney Day 2023...

To create awareness about the importance of kidney’s health…

Reminders keep reminding us that 'Smoking is Injurious to Health', on this World Kidney Day.

Smoking is dangerous to one's kidneys since smoking reduces the flow of blood to important organs, including the kidneys, affecting their ability to filter the body's blood.

If one has a risk of kidney disease, it is an even more dangerous combination.

Many research studies have shown a strong inter relation between cigarette smoking in patients and the worsening of kidney-related health conditions such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), polycystic kidney disease, and post-kidney transplant.

CKD especially is a growing global public health problem, with an estimated global prevalence of 8-16%. People who often smoke and breathe second-hand smoke increase their existing risk of developing health conditions that can lead to CKD or even worse.

On 9^th March, which is celebrated as World Kidney Day, several medical experts across the country are raising awareness, urging people at risk of kidney diseases, or living with existing kidney conditions; to avoid tobacco consumption or cigarette smoking before it's too late.

Smoking has multiple effects on the body. It can interfere with certain medicines, especially the ones taken to manage high blood pressure.

If the blood pressure (BP) is not controlled, it can be a leading cause of kidney disease, adding to the problem.