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If you're overweight (BMI 23 or higher) and have kidney disease by itself, it doesn’t really raise your risk of heart problems. But if your kidney disease is caused by high blood pressure or diabetes, then your risk of heart issues goes up a bit.
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Causal relationship of excess body weight on cardiovascular events through risk factors
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2022 Mar 28This study found that having extra weight doesn’t directly cause heart problems through kidney disease alone, but if kidney disease comes from diabetes or high blood pressure, then it does raise heart risk — just like the claim says.
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