Unhealthy Eating Habits Are Destroying Your Kidneys

Many people know that "uremia" is a serious and intractable disease, but they don't quite understand what "chronic kidney disease" (CKD) is. In fact, uremia is not so "out of reach", it is a worsening to late outcome from CKD. And behind CKD, there are some "invisible killers" that we don't realize are fueling the flames and are slowly destroying our kidneys...

The news that "the guy drinks 3 bottles of Coke a day suffers from uremia" has attracted people's attention. Allegedly, the young contractor was known as "Coke Brother" usually likes to drink Coke as water, drinking at least two to three bottles a day, and was diagnosed with advanced uremia at the age of 24. Maybe drinking Coke is not so scary, but there is no doubt that drinking a large amount of Coke for a long time is indeed bad for your health and may cause chronic kidney damage.

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alert! Unhealthy eating habits may be destroying your kidneys

CKD is a disease caused by damage to the glomerulus and renal tubules caused by different reasons. Among them, proteinuria is one of the most important clinical indicators of renal diseases such as chronic nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and diabetic nephropathy, and it is also a key prognostic factor for CKD. Unhealthy eating habits may be closely related to key prognostic factors leading to CKD, which can be described as the ultimate driving force behind the induction of CKD!

Researchers from Kanazawa University Hospital in Japan conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate the association between poor dietary habits and the onset of proteinuria, a key prognostic factor for CKD. Related research results were published in Nutrients [1].

For the study, the research team looked at patients over the age of 40 (more than 26,000 people) who had annual medical check-ups in Kanazawa City between 1998 and 2014. Participants were followed for an average of 3.4 years, analyzing ill health The impact of dietary habits on CKD and defines unhealthy dietary habits as follows:

● Dinner is too late (going to bed within 2 hours of eating 3 or more times a week);

● skip breakfast 3 or more times a week;

● fast eating (eating faster than people of the same age group);

● Supper (after dinner 3 or more times a week).

The study results showed that participants who ate late dinner and skipped breakfast had a significantly higher risk of proteinuria episodes (p=0.016 and p=0.016, respectively). However, fast eating and late night snacks were not associated with an increased risk of proteinuria (p=0.994 and p=0.222, respectively). It can be seen that unhealthy eating habits can increase the risk of proteinuria. If you continue to eat unhealthy for a long time, the problem of kidney damage caused by it is not as simple as proteinuria!

Kidney damage is irreversible! Triggers see here

It is worth noting that kidney damage is irreversible! Therefore, understanding the factors that induce kidney damage and taking preventive measures in time is the key. Previous studies have pointed out that the main factors that may induce kidney damage are as follows:

1. Obesity: Many epidemiological surveys have found that compared with non-obese people, obese people have a higher rate of new-onset kidney disease and uremia. Comorbidities caused by obesity will lead to kidney damage, fibrosis, and eventually CKD;

2. Hypertension: Among people with hypertension, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is 27.1%. This is because the capillary pressure in the glomerulus increases after years of hypertension, causing renal vascular disease, kidney disease, and renal failure. Ischemic damage to glomerulosclerosis, ultimately leading to impaired renal function [2];

3. Hyperlipidemia: Hyperlipidemia is a common complication in patients with CKD. Hyperlipidemia can cause renal capillary endothelial damage in the patient’s medical history, resulting in increased vascular wall permeability. Persistent hyperlipidemia can promote and aggravate kidney disease. Fibrosis process [3].

4. Diabetes: According to statistics, the probability of new proteinuria in patients with type 2 diabetes is 3.1% every year, and the proportion of chronic kidney disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes can be as high as 64%. Diabetic nephropathy is usually manifested as microalbumin in the urine in the early stage, but once it enters the stage of massive proteinuria, the rate of progression to end-stage renal disease is about 14 times that of other renal diseases.

In addition to the above factors, high uric acid, smoking, taking drugs and health products indiscriminately can also induce CKD.

Don't ignore CKD, early detection is the key!

Although the development of CKD is not particularly rapid, early knowledge of the disease can prevent and detect CKD as soon as possible, thereby effectively controlling disease progression and improving clinical symptoms. Clinically, CKD can be divided into early, middle and late stages.

It can be seen that when people have CKD, if they are not treated in time, their kidney function will gradually deteriorate, and this damage is irreversible. Over time, CKD patients will develop edema of both calves, increased blood pressure, fatigue, proteinuria, hematuria, and increased blood urea nitrogen indicators, etc., and the condition will gradually deteriorate, and the ultimate result of deterioration is "uremia".

In addition, the relationship between the etiology and adverse outcomes of CKD has received increasing attention in recent years. The 2012 Kidney Disease Improvement Organization (KDIGO) guidelines pointed out that with the increase in albuminuria stage, the risks of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and acute kidney injury in CKD patients increased accordingly. Therefore, the KDIGO guidelines Two staging indicators were added on the basis of the "Kidney Disease Prognosis Quality Initiative" guidelines of the National Kidney Foundation in 2002: etiology and albuminuria [4].

Note: albuminuria index [AER: urine albumin excretion rate, ACR: urine albumin-creatinine ratio (mg/g)]; proteinuria index (PER: urine protein excretion rate, PCR: urine protein-creatinine ratio, test strips Urine protein assay)

It can be seen that some diseases related to the kidneys are not "no signs", and the body may reveal some information, such as abnormal changes in urine output, unprovoked drowsiness, swelling of the body, and elevated blood pressure, etc. These are some of the symptoms of CKD. Typical symptoms. If this information can be captured in time, it will delay disease progression and improve quality of life.

To sum up, in daily life, it is necessary to eat a healthy diet, exercise reasonably, work and rest normally, and maintain a good mood. This can not only avoid the risks of obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes but also protect our kidneys. After all, kidney damage is irreversible!

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