Kidney disease is no longer a rare condition all thanks to our unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyle that has increased our susceptibility to kidney problems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burden of Disease Project kidney disease contributes to nearly 850000 deaths per year along with other urinary tract problems. In order to understand why the global burden of kidney disease is increasing you need to understand its causes risk factors diagnosis treatment and prevention. What is chronic kidney disease? Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an age related progressive loss of kidney function. However several conditions that