Sweetened drinks and fruit juices increase the risk for kidney failure
Kidney failure due to too much sugar?
If people take a lot of sugar, this can lead to serious negative health effects. Researchers found that the consumption of sweetened tea, reduced fat milk, and fruit juice increases the risk of kidney disease.
The scientists of Johns Hopkins University found in their recent study that the consumption of sweetened drinks can lead to an increased probability for the emergence of a kidney disease. The doctors published the results of their study in the English journal “the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology”.
Increased sugar consumption and its consequences
Sweetened drinks have long been as a possible cause for poorer health. Now, it is clear that even small amounts of sweetened drinks pose a serious health risk. The current study found that, for example, sweetened tea, reduced-fat milk and fruit juice lead to an increased uptake of sugar, which can cause health problems. Too much sugar can contribute to weight gain and lead to high blood pressure. High blood pressure causes an increased load on the kidneys. According to the NHS, there are in the UK alone, about 40,000 to 45,000 premature deaths due to kidney disease per year.
More than 3,000 people took part in the study
The current study examined over 3,000 subjects. After the people were monitored with previously healthy kidneys, about eight years of medical, suffered a six percent of kidney disease. The experts observed that individuals with a preference for sweet drinks developed apparently more problems to your kidneys. If subjects took like sweetened fruit juices or sodas, they showed more often a history of kidney disease or kidney failure, explain the scientists. A high consumption of sugar sweetened beverages is also associated with an increased risk for obesity, type 2 Diabetes and gout, so the doctors more.