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Soda damages the kidneys

31.12.2018

A group of American scientists studied the impact on people's health of sugary carbonated drinks that have been popular in recent decades. The subjects were 5306 black American adults living in three Mississippi counties. Participants were examined three times in 2000-2013.

During this time, approximately 6% of them became victims of chronic kidney disease, which allowed scientists to track which risk factors most influenced their development.

Soda and other sugary drinks were one of the main leaders in this anti-rating. Participants in the study who consumed unusually high amounts of these foods were, on average, 61% more likely to become victims of kidney failure and chronic kidney disease than African Americans who drank little of them.

All this, according to scientists, once again suggests that the turnover of sweetened drinks should be limited by law or at least introduce taxes that increase their value. This will not only slow the spread of the obesity epidemic, but also reduce the number of people with kidney problems.

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