Scientists reveal the risk of soft drinks on the kidneys

Doctors have found that consuming large amounts of sugary soft drinks causes severe kidney disease.

"We do not know scientifically how the different non-alcoholic drinks available in the markets affect human health," says Casey Reppholes of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in an article in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. On the types of drinks that contribute to the development of kidney failure. "We are now able to fill this void.

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Ripphols and his scientific team were able to discover the negative consequences of overeating these beverages, following a 15-year health situation for more than 3,000 African-Americans. It was found that during this period, about 6% of them were victims of chronic kidney disease, which allowed researchers to investigate the risk factors that had played a determining role in the development of these diseases.

The researchers found that soft drinks and other sugary drinks were a major cause of illness.

The researchers also noted that 61% of the participants in this study had suffered chronic kidney failure due to excessive consumption of soft drinks and other sweetened beverages, compared to their peers who had not drunk these drinks.

These results indicate that the circulation of these beverages should be determined to limit the spread of the obesity epidemic and reduce the number of people with kidney failure, according to Ripholz and his scientific team.

Source: Novosti