Is drinking a lot of water good for your kidneys?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

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Yes, water helps the kidneys remove wastes from your blood in the form of urine. Water also helps keep your blood vessels open so that blood can travel freely to your kidneys, and deliver essential nutrients to them.

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