Kidney

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Oct 21 2010

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

In today’s Ultimate Transformation Moment, we focus on sodium in the diet. Many people ask about sodium and our dietary responsibilities to understand the mineral.

Understand that when you take a lot of sodium into the body system, the kidney is the main body party that deals with its distribution. The kidney functions to keep the body in balance. So once you start accumulating too much sodium in the kidneys, it becomes difficult to eliminate it through urination. The body must then start to attract and hold on to water and from that the blood volume increases.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Aug 26 2010

New study cites problems

Donating vital organs such as kidneys is probably one of the most generous gifts a person can give, but African Americans might become a little less giving due to the findings in a study that was recently released by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

The Journal reported that Blacks who donate a kidney find themselves facing a higher risk of kidney disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, than Whites who donate.