SAFETY (According to Daily Mail, MedicalXpress)
Foods high in sugar have long been proven to increase many health risks such as overweight, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc. Recently, Chinese scientists discovered that the more sugar you consume, the more you consume. added in processed foods (such as cookies, cakes, and soft drinks), the greater the risk of developing kidney stones.
Consuming a lot of sugar from processed foods harms the body in many ways.
It is known that kidney stones affect 7-15% of the population in North America, 5-9% of the population in Europe and 1-5% of the population in Asia. Kidney stones are caused by waste products in the blood that form crystals. Over time, the crystals can build up into hard stones in the kidney, causing severe pain and kidney infection if not treated properly. Common kidney stone symptoms are severe pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and blood in the urine. Kidney stones not only reduce a patient's quality of life, but in the long term can also lead to infections, kidney swelling (due to fluid retention), kidney failure, and end-stage kidney disease. Risk factors for developing kidney stones include obesity, chronic diarrhea, dehydration, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, or gout.
In the new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, experts at the Hospital affiliated to the North Sichuan Medical University analyzed more than 11 years of follow-up data on 28.300 people aged 20 and older, with 10 percent have a history of kidney stones. In it, participants self-reported their health status, daily lifestyle habits - including diet, as well as undergoing physical examinations as required.
Through numerous face-to-face or telephone interviews, the researchers estimated each participant's daily added sugars based on their food and beverage consumption. For example, participants were specifically asked if they had taken additional syrup, honey, corn sugar dextrose, fruit sugar fructose, or pure sugar within the past 24 hours. In addition, each participant was also assessed on the healthy eating index (HEI-2015) – a score that summarizes the daily diet based on two main aspects: eating enough of beneficial ingredients health (such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains) and limit your intake of unhealthy foods (such as refined grains, which contain salt and saturated fat).
After taking into account other risk factors for developing kidney stones (including gender, age, body mass index, smoking status or having diabetes), the team found that the ratio of absorbed energy Consumption of added sugars is strongly and consistently associated with the risk of kidney stones. It found that participants with added sugars in the "highest 25 percent of the population" group had a 39 percent higher rate of developing kidney stones during the study period. Similarly, people who took added sugars with more than a quarter of their total daily energy intake had an 1% higher rate of onset of kidney stones than those who took less than 4% of their total intake of added sugars. energy.
Although the mechanism by which a high intake of added sugars leads to a higher risk of developing kidney stones is unknown, lead researcher Dr Shan Yin said this is the first study to show a link. This. The results also suggest that limiting added sugars from foods may help prevent the risk of kidney stone formation.
