If you have a habit of adding salt to food then be alert, this disease can happen – Dainik Savera Times

New York:If you also have a habit of adding salt to your food, then be careful. A research has revealed that this can increase the risk of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). This risk was more pronounced in people with high glomerular filtration rates (kidney tests) and low body mass index.

Research conducted on 465,288 participants revealed that the habit of adding salt to foods was significantly associated with an increased risk of CKD (chronic kidney disease). In the paper published in JAMA Network, the team found that people who People who add salt to their diet are more likely to get the disease than those who don’t add salt to their food.

Rui Tang, from the Department of Epidemiology at Tulane University in the US, said: ‘The findings suggest that reducing the habit of adding salt to food at the table is a valuable strategy for reducing CKD (chronic kidney disease) risk in the general population. Previous studies have shown that the habit of adding salt to foods was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, premature mortality and type 2 diabetes.

The team also observed that the association of sodium intake with CKD (chronic kidney disease) was lower in participants who did regular physical activity than in participants who were less physically active. This finding is supported by prior studies, the researchers said. , which reported that increased physical activity was associated with better CKD (chronic kidney disease) outcomes.