Fitness coach shares 'why young Malaysians are losing their kidneys'; some as young as 40
Hindustan Times••health
Key Points:
- A 2025 study in Malaysia found low public awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) despite its high prevalence, highlighting a growing health concern.
- Milo Yap, a fitness coach, warns that kidney failure is increasingly affecting younger adults due to lifestyle factors such as uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, and overuse of painkillers.
- Yap emphasizes that energy drinks, unregulated supplements, dehydration, and high-protein diets also contribute to kidney damage, urging people to recognize warning signs like foamy urine and swollen ankles.
- He advises regular kidney function tests, controlling blood sugar and blood pressure, avoiding frequent painkiller use, drinking sufficient water, and steering clear of harmful supplements to protect kidney health.
- Kidney failure
