If your diet is high in artificially sweetened sodas or sodium, you could be putting yourself at risk for faster kidney decline. Two studies on diet and kidney function are being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s annual meeting. They were conducted by Dr. Julie Lin and Dr. Gary Curhan of Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

The study, “Associations of Sweetened Beverages with Kidney Function Decline,” revealed significant, “two-fold increased odds” of faster kidney function decline with two or more servings per day of artificially sweetened soda. However, sugar-sweetened beverages didn’t seem to affect kidney function decline. The connection between artificially …read more