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17/12/2018
What Do Kidneys Do?
Kidneys mainly process the waste products and excess fluid in your blood. The waste products result from our body’s metabolic processes. In addition, waste is also a by-product of the food we eat. Our body uses food for energy and self-repair. After it has absorbed what it needs from the food, the remaining waste products are sent to the blood.
A complicated chemical exchange takes place as the blood is filtered by the nephrons. The filtering process removes the waste, toxins and excess water from the blood to form urine. Urine flows from the kidneys to the ureters and then stored in the bladder until we urinate. In addition, the kidneys regulate the chemical balance in our body.
They release three important hormones:
Erythropoietin (pronounced eh-RITH-ro-Poyeh-tin) aids in red blood cell formation
Renin (pronounced REE-nin) maintains a normal blood pressure
The active form of Vitamin D, which helps keep our bones strong