Nazareno Carullo, Mariateresa Zicarelli, Ashour Michael, Teresa Faga, Yuri Battaglia, Antonio Pisani, Maria Perticone, Davide Costa, Nicola Ielapi, Giuseppe Coppolino, Davide Bolignano, Raffaele Serra, Michele Andreucci
This review examines the impact of childhood obesity on the kidney from an epidemiological, pathogenetic, clinical, and pathological perspective, with the aim of providing pediatricians and nephrologists with the most current data on this topic. The prevalence of childhood obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is steadily increasing worldwide, reaching epidemic proportions. While the impact of obesity in children with CKD is less pronounced than in adults, recent studies suggest a similar trend in the child population...
December 12, 2023: International Journal of Molecular Sciences