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When it comes to heart and brain health, these are numbers you should know

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Age-adjusted death rates dropped for all but one of the 10 leading causes of death: kidney disease.

Kidney disease is a silent killer. It's very often ignored by doctors. The next time you get a blood test, ask to have your eGFR checked. Many doctor's don't tell you that you have weak kidneys until it's too late to do anything about it thus people end up on dialysis machines and transplant waiting lists.

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