7 Popular Foods That Can Mess With Your Kidneys
Kidneys play a very important role in your body — they are in charge of removing waste through urine, producing hormones, and filtering out toxins and extra fluid in your blood. That’s why you should take good care of your kidneys and try to keep them healthy. Sadly, some foods can harm them and affect their normal functioning if eaten in excess.
Trends made a list of 7 of the most popular foods that can seriously damage your kidneys.
1. Avocados
Our bodies need this mineral, but too much potassium in the blood can cause serious problems like muscle cramping and an irregular heartbeat.
2. Meat
You could eat more vegetables and nuts instead and you’ll still get the proteins your body needs.
3. Salt
To keep your kidneys healthy, you could add spices and herbs to your foods instead of abusing the salt shaker. You could also reduce the consumption of processed and packaged foods, like canned soups or vegetables, frozen pizza, and salad dressings, as they usually contain lots of salt.
4. Bananas
A healthy adult should have an intake of 3,500–4,700 mg of potassium daily from foods and an average banana (150 g) already contains 537 mg. But if you suffer from a kidney disease, the potassium intake should be lower since your body can’t manage to filter out the excess, which could lead to serious health issues.
