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Obese kidney transplant recipients may have worse outcomes. I'm Erin White and THIS is
a dailyRx Minute. It's still unclear if SOME obese patients
are too heavy to get a kidney transplant. Measures of body fat --including body mass
index and waist size-- are associated with WORSE outcomes including failure or delayed
function of the transplanted kidney, heart disease and high costs.
Ask your doctor about how you should manage your weight with kidney disease. For additional
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