india is on the verge of becoming the capital of chronic and acute kidney diseases owing to spiralling incidence of diabetes and hypertension the national kidney foundation of india estimates that every 100 in one million people suffer from kidney ailment and 24 million people are diagnosed with kidney failure every year nephrologists say about 90000 kidney transplants are required annually in india but only 225 patients on dialysis receive the donation dr gokulnath professor and head of the department nephrology st johns hospital said chronic kidney disease ckd can be easily prevented through simple lifestyle changes fortunately there are less chances of developing kidney diseases depending on risk factors that include a family history of diabetes and high blood pressure if left untreated ckd can cause kidney failure experts point out that small lifestyle changes can go a long way in eliminating the possibility of developing kidney complications dr h sudarshan ballal senior nephrologist and medical director manipal hospital said if you dont want a kidney ailment you must avoid certain lifestyle and dietary habits that can cause diabetes and hypertension consuming less calories salt and sugar and regular exercise are the must dos so is drinking at least two litres of water every day also one should never pop a pill without asking the doctor else the pill might pop up your kidney techies vulnerable nephrologists say techies are at a higher risk of falling prey to kidney ailments given their lifestyle dietary habits and working hours dr s padmanabhan chief nephrologist and transplant physician bgs global hospitals said one or two of every 10 patients complaining of kidneyrelated problems are found to be from the it sector this is thanks to their lifestyle they tend to eat a lot of junk food smoke a lot and work for long hours also they sit in front of computers for long and tend to drink less water dr rajanna consultant nephrologist fortis hospitals said diabetes hypertension and obesity are on the rise among techies these are the reasons why they are complaining more about kidney ailments