A recent medical study concluded that excess table salt in meals increases the incidence of kidney disease.
Dr. Lu Qi from the Obesity Research Center at Tulane University, in New Orleans, who led the team of researchers in the study, the results of which were published in the medical journal “JAMA”, said, “Adding large amounts of salt to foods is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease.” .
Chi and his colleagues analyzed data from more than 465,000 people, whose average age was 56 years, who did not have kidney disease when they registered in a health database, and the participants’ health and lifestyle were tracked from 2006 to 2023.
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According to the researchers, more than 22,000 cases of kidney disease appeared during the study period.
Compared with people who never or rarely added salt to their food, people who did were more likely to develop kidney problems, with the risk increasing with frequent use of table salt.
The researchers noted that there are several physiological problems that link high salt intake and poor kidney function, including hormonal changes and “increased oxidative stress.”
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