This is where the secondary complications of obesity comes into fore–a new study says that the number of new cases of diabetes-related kidney failure has almost doubled in Quebec and across Canada since the mid-1990s. It is clear that diabetes is directly related obesity, and people who are obese have greater chances of getting diabetes. So, from the study, it can be easily deduced that the obesity is playing its part in diabetes-related kidney failure problems faced by these people. 

However, it has also been highlighted that unless Canadians adopt a more active lifestyle and a less sugary diet, similar incidence of kidney failure will continue to grow. Well, we can easily understand that why the doctors involved in this study suggest that their life-style is one of the main cause for this problem. Eating habits are always designated as one of the key factors for this. 

“The epidemic of obesity in North America is probably contributing more than anything right now to diabetes and kidney failure,” said Paul Barre, director of dialysis at the McGill University Health Centre. “We’ve seen a huge increase in the number of diabetics at our clinic.”

It has been reported that unfortunately, before the patients show symptoms like fatigue and loss of appetite, they lose 80% of their kidney function. However, it is also clear that diabetes is not the sole cause of kidney failure, but around 40% of kidney patients have type 2 diabetes.

We are known to the complications that come directly with obesity; however, researches and studies like this clearly indicate the relationship between the secondary complications that are there with obesity. With more research on this aspect of obesity, we may come to some more complications that might be very closely related to obesity. We can hope for things to show up more clearly.