Vivoo Kidney BOX

Vivoo’s Kidney Box is one of the main parameters. It helps to keep track of the kidneys and shows the state of kidney function based on proteins in the urine.

Importance of Kidneys

Our kidneys play essential roles to make our body function properly, including:

• Removing wastes from the body 
• Filtering the blood plasma
• Releasing hormones to control blood pressure
• Stimulating red blood cell production
• Activating vitamin D to maintain bone health.

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Kidney disease may occur if the kidneys damaged and can’t filter the blood the way they should. There are usually no symptoms in its early stages. Furthermore, it can become chronic if the damage is not treated for a long period of time.

CKD is a major health problem that affects approximately 13 percent of the United States population. Today, one in three American adults are at risk for kidney disease. Around 30 million American adults have kidney disease, and most of them don’t even know it yet.

Risk Factors of CKD

CKD can be caused by:

• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• High cholesterol
• Smoking
• Environmental poisons

Some factors increase the risk of developing CKD, such as:

• Inactivity
• Family history
• Aging
• Inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption

Since early kidney disease usually doesn’t have any symptoms, people who have these risk factors should get tested.

Detection of CKD

CDK can be diagnosed via blood and urine tests. A blood test checks how well your kidneys are filtering your blood by looking at the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) while a urine test checks the urine protein (proteinuria), which is one of the first signs of kidney disease.

How Does Vivoo Measure and Track the Kidney Function

Urine is a key health indicator for many diseases, including CKD. Healthy kidneys usually do not allow the
protein to pass through their filters. However, protein leaks from the blood into the urine, if filters are damaged by kidney disease.

Vivoo’s kidney parameter measures the level of protein in the urine. In addition, small fluctuations of protein levels in the urine are not a cause for concern since they may be temporary due to exercise, stress, or fever. But a high amount of urine protein (or proteinuria), especially in the long term, may indicate that there is a kidney problem.

Above all, Vivoo lets you track kidney function weekly, see any risk or reduction in optimal kidney function, and give nutritional advice accordingly.

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