Salt and Soda in Your Diet Could Affect Your Kidneys
Salt and Soda in Your Diet Could Affect Your Kidneys
A diet high in sodium and artificially sweetened beverages could affect your kidney function.
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" What you -- could affect how well your kidneys function specifically artificially sweetened beverages and salt. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston look at data on 3000 women who participated in the nurses' health study. Those who consume diets high in sodium and drank at least two artificially sweetened beverages a day had a higher risk for kidney function decline later in life. There was no association however found between drinks sweetened with sugar and kidney function."
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