Obesity linked to hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease

For patients with chronic kidney disease, the risk of elevated levels of parathyroid hormone, or hyperparathyroidism -- a significant complication that increases the risk of cardiovascular problems and death -- increases along with body weight, reports a study in the September Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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