These Bad Habits Are Hurting Your Kidneys

Published on 12/02/2019
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Artificial Sweeteners Also Aren’t So Good

Despite the fact that Splenda or another artificial sweetener may have no calories, it’s actually more harmful than regular sugar. A study conducted in 2009 discovered that consuming diet soda instead of regular can increase your risk of kidney disease by up to thirty percent. Consuming two or less artificially-sweetened drinks per day won’t do so much harm to your kidneys, but further research is still in the works.

Artificial Sweeteners Also Aren't So Good

Artificial Sweeteners Also Aren’t So Good

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Moderate Drinking

Alcohol forces your kidneys into overdrive to be able to filter out the toxins you’re ingesting, which means that overdrinking is super harmful. Consuming greater than four alcoholic drinks every day qualifies as “overdrinking.” In the opposite direction, a different type of research shows that drinking one glass of something each day (having seven drinks per week) actually might lower your body’s risk for kidney disease by thirty percent. If you want to drink, just do it in moderation.

Moderate Drinking

Moderate Drinking

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