Foods that cause kidney failure at a terrible speed
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Thi Kim Dung, former Head of the Department of Nephrology and Urology (Bach Mai Hospital), the number of patients with kidney failure has been increasing in recent years. Patients with kidney failure often come with reduced kidney function or are in the final stage of kidney failure.
Unhealthy eating and lifestyle habits, alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse... are some of the causes of irreversible kidney damage (chronic kidney failure).
Drinking alcohol can damage the liver and kidneys:In particular, homemade alcohol contains many toxins such as acetic acid, aldehyde, and methanol that can cause poisoning. Patients with alcohol poisoning may experience anuria due to acute tubular necrosis and eventually kidney failure.
Eat too much meat:People who regularly eat meat are three times more likely to develop kidney failure than those who don't. Instead of meat, you should eat more fruits and vegetables to protect your kidneys.
Sauce:Vietnamese cuisine is famous for its dipping sauces and dressings. However, they are loaded with sodium, which can cause high blood pressure and also lead to kidney disease.
Carbonated soft drinks:This type of drink contains many substances that are very harmful to health. Drinking it every day will put you at risk of proteinuria (too much protein in the urine).
In this case, protein excretion in the urine increases, which means that the kidneys are damaged.
Road:Many people love to eat sugar, add sugar to soup, porridge, noodles... everything without knowing that sugar is full of fructose.
Consuming too much sugar promotes the formation of uric acid, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. These diseases directly affect kidney function as well as cardiovascular health.
Alcoholic beverages:Alcohol can cause uric acid deposits in your kidney tubules, causing tubular obstruction, which increases your risk of kidney failure and other kidney diseases.
At the same time, the toxins in alcoholic beverages require the kidneys to work at full capacity to eliminate them. This also overloads your kidneys and makes them susceptible to failure.
Analgesic:Every time they have a headache, menstrual cramps... many people often take painkillers without knowing that long-term use or high doses of medication can damage kidney tissue, reduce blood flow to this organ, leading to kidney damage or failure.
Salt:Salt contains a lot of sodium, which increases your blood pressure. The kidneys play an important role in regulating blood pressure. Studies show that high salt intake affects kidney function and is a leading cause of kidney failure.
Vitamin C supplements:According to a study conducted by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, daily consumption of vitamin C supplements doubles the risk of kidney stones in men. This is because some of the vitamin C absorbed by the body is excreted in the urine as oxalate, one of the main components of kidney stones.
Skin lightening products:Most skin lightening products contain hydroquinone or mercury. These are two main chemicals that lead to kidney failure and mercury poisoning due to the metal gradually accumulating in the skin cells.
Processed foods:Processed foods contain a lot of preservatives. When these substances enter the body, they accumulate and overload the liver and kidney's ability to eliminate toxins, making them ineffective, directly affecting the function of the liver and kidney.
Moreover, eating processed foods will cause you to take in large amounts of protein and fructose. These substances will promote the formation of uric acid, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
These diseases have a direct impact on kidney function as well as the health of other organs such as the cardiovascular system.
