The Kidneys play an important role in your health. Most people are born with 2 Kidneys - one on each side of the backbone just below the ribcage. Shaped like a kidney bean, each kidney is about the size of a small fist (12cm) and weighs about 150 grams.Normal Healthy Kidneys
- Clean waste products form your blood and remove extra fluid to form urine
- Keep minerals (sodium, calcium, potassium and phosphorus) in balance
- Help control blood pressure
- Help to make red blood cells
- Produce vitamin D to keep bones healthy and strong
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