Recent research findings in the United States

According to a report by the US News and World Report on August 14, a new study published in the American Journal of Nephrology found that a “fried food + sweet drink” diet can increase the risk of kidney disease death by 50%.

In the new study, Dr. Orlando Gutierrez, a nephrologist at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in the United States, and his colleagues conducted a six-year follow-up study of nearly 4,000 patients with chronic kidney disease who have not started dialysis treatment. The researchers analyzed the dietary structure of patients with kidney disease. As a result, it was found that people suffering from processed foods and fried foods, animal organs and sugar-sweetened drinks had a 50% higher risk of death from kidney disease than the general population. The new study also found that eating more fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of kidney disease death by nearly 25%.

Dr. Gutierrez analysis pointed out that processed foods often contain a lot of salt and phosphorus, sweet drinks add a lot of sugar, fried foods contain a lot of harmful fat, and kidney disease is difficult to filter out these substances from the blood As a result, the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes is greatly increased. Most of the deaths of kidney disease are closely related to heart disease.