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Overview Your kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs located at the back of your body at about waist level. Each kidney is the size of your fist and weighs 1/2 pound.
1. Your kidneys remove toxins, waste products, and extra water from your entire body. These waste products and extra water become urine, which is stored in your bladder. Twenty-four hours a day the kidneys act as a central regulating force for all body fluids.
2. Depending on your size, age
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