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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Chronic Kidney Disease”

Article – Muscle Wasting: Another Casualty of Insulin Resistance

blogteam April 20, 2023 Uncategorized

In a new paper, Miguel Lanaspa and I show that muscle wasting (sarcopenia) in chronic kidney disease may be mediated by insulin resistance.  Insulin resistance results in a reduction in glucose and phosphate from entering the cell, and over time …

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Chronic Kidney DiseaseInsulin ResistanceMetabolic Syndromemuscle wastingsarcopenia

Video – With Thomas Weimbs, PhD – Fructose and uric acid helped our ancestors to survive. Now they make us fat.

blogteam March 22, 2023 Uncategorized

A discussion with Professor Thomas Weimbs on fructose and its role in causing obesity. We also discuss the importance of fructose and uric acid in causing kidney disease.  One aspect is on the role of uric acid crystals in causing …

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Chronic Kidney DiseaseClimate ChangeDiabetesFructoseObesityUric acidUric acid Crystals

Article – Washington Post – The world’s torrid future is etched in the crippled kidneys of Nepali workers

blogteam January 7, 2023 Uncategorized

Climate Change and its Effects of Kidney Disease.  Our group has also been studied how increasing heat from climate  change can lead to acute and chronic kidney disease. This has primarily been a problem for people working outside in very …

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Video – Insulin Resistance is Normal, with Dr. Ken D. Berry

blogteam December 6, 2022 Uncategorized

A fun, spirited discussion with Dr. Ken Berry on YouTube that discusses the fructose-based biologic switch that drives obesity, the role of uric acid in obesity, the benefits of the keto diet, and the effect of keto diets on kidney …

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Video: Don’t Fail Kidney™️ – Kidneys and Uric Acid

Poster December 15, 2021 Uncategorized

Dr. Johnson joins with Don’t Fail Kidney™️ to explore all resources on the relationship between uric acid and the kidney. See how uric acid can damage organs, including the kidneys. Learn about how common gout is and potential ways you …

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Chronic Kidney DiseaseDiabetesGoutObesityUric acid Crystals

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