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Medically reviewed<\/a> by Drugs.com.<\/span><\/p>\n

By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 — Folks who habitually add an extra sprinkle of salt to their meals are doing no favors for their kidneys, new research confirms.<\/p>\n

The finding held even after researchers accounted for other health issues, such as being overweight, not exercising or smoking and\/or drinking. <\/p>\n

The bottom line: “Adding salt to foods is associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease in the general population,” concluded a team led by Dr. Lu Qi<\/a>, of Tulane University’s Obesity Research Center, in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

Qi and his colleagues recently published studies showing that adding salt to meals upped people’s odds for heart disease, type 2 diabetes and shortened life spans.<\/p>\n

However, links between table salt and the odds of kidney disease in the general population hadn’t been well-researched, Qi’s group noted.<\/p>\n

To remedy that, they analyzed data on more than 465,000 people, averaging 56 years of age, who didn’t have kidney disease when they registered for a British health database known as the UK Biobank. Participants’ health and lifestyle were tracked from 2006 to 2023.<\/p>\n

According to the researchers, over 22,000 cases of kidney disease emerged over the study period. <\/p>\n

Compared to folks who never or rarely added salt to their food, people who did so had a higher odds of developing kidney trouble. The risk rose with the frequency at which people said they used table salt.<\/p>\n

For example, compared to never-users, folks who said they “sometimes” added extra salt had a 4% higher risk of kidney disease; those who “usually” added salt had a 7% higher risk, and those who “always” added salt saw their risk rise by 11%. <\/p>\n

Those risk estimates came after Qi’s team accounted for lifestyle factors that often accompany heavy salt intake — overweight\/obesity, smoking, drinking, lack of exercise, diabetes, hypertension and other issues. <\/p>\n

The study was published in the Dec. 28 issue of the journal JAMA Network Open<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

There are many physiological issues linking high sodium intake and poorer kidney function, the researchers noted, including hormonal changes and “increased oxidative stress” on the twin organs. <\/p>\n

According to the Tulane investigators, their findings “support the reduction of adding salt to foods as a potential intervention strategy for chronic kidney disease prevention.”<\/p>\n

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