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Kidney adiposity in obesity and chronic kidney disease: mechanisms, measurement, and clinical implications

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Key takeaways

This review looks at the fat that sits around the kidneys in people with obesity and kidney disease. It explains how this fat is different from body fat in other places. The paper discusses how to measure it and what it means for health, but it does not report new trial results. It is a summary of existing research on kidney fat.

Who did this work

Yunxi Zhang (Tulane University)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-22
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1967640