Eating a lot of sweets is bad for the kidneys?

According to Dr. Doan Du Manh, a member of the Vietnam Vascular Disease Association, a diet high in sugar can cause metabolic disorders by increasing different types of fat in the body, making you gain weight and become obese. This is the leading factor promoting the progression of type 2 diabetes.

Metabolic disorders and diabetes are important causes of vascular damage, including renal vascular damage, leading to chronic renal failure.

Research shows that consuming a lot of glucose increases the ability to absorb sodium salt in the small intestine due to the co-transport mechanism, causing the kidneys to work harder to excrete excess salt.

Hyperglycemia causes kidney complications due to two mechanisms: metabolic and hemodynamic mechanisms.

Sugar inhibits the body's production of nitric oxide (NO), a compound that stimulates blood vessel walls to dilate. Eating too much sugar stimulates the narrowing of blood vessels, causing high blood pressure, kidney disease, and accelerating the progression of chronic kidney failure.

Sugar, especially fructose, can increase the amount of calcium and oxalate in the urine, promoting the formation of calcium oxalate crystals and causing kidney stones.

You should limit foods high in sugar to protect your health in general and your kidney health in particular.

Foods that contain a lot of sugar should be limited, such as industrial soft drinks including soft drinks, milk tea, bottled fruit juice, carbonated drinks containing sugar. Snacks such as cakes, cookies, candy, chocolate, peanut butter, potato chips. Limit canned sauces and condiments, dried fruits and cereals.

Smoothies and fruit juices are healthy because they provide a variety of vitamins and fiber. However, consuming too much of these drinks and fruits can also be harmful because of the sugar content. Avoid added sugar and choose fruits with low sugar content such as lemon, passion fruit, orange, grapefruit, apple, papaya, strawberry, watermelon.

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