Itaewon et al.: Sweet Kidney Story

On either side of our body's back and spine, there is a pair of long-term beans facing each other. Color is red brown and similar to kidney. It's the kidneys. The size of the kidney is only your fist, and the weight of the kidneys on both sides is 0.00 of your whole body weight. It's just about 55. The kidneys are such a tiny organ, but they have a very important role and function in keeping human life alive. The kidneys filter waste products from the metabolism process and excrete them with urine, thus cleansing the blood. It also serves to maintain the water balance in our bodies, preventing swelling and dehydration, and keeping the concentration of the main electrolytes in the body fluids normal. It also controls hormone production, maintaining blood pressure and preventing anemia, and producing the key enzymes to vitamin D activation to make bones stronger. The kidney, which is this vital organ, unfortunately fails to recover fully once it breaks down. The kidneys can slow down with aging, but many causes can destroy them faster than that. The result of overconsumption of protein, vigorous exercise or dehydration can be kidney disease, and chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure may be impaired faster. But kidneys are often not particularly noticeable when they have failed, and they are often quite advanced when they are discovered. If the kidneys are severely impaired, the end of the world must be given a dialysis or transplant before the final period. Our country is becoming an aging society, and the number of cases of kidney disease is growing.

Korean title: 알콩달콩 콩팥이야기

Korean author: 이태원 외 30인

Korean publisher: 청아출판사

ISBN-13: 9788936811761