7 Foods That Might Be Damaging Your Kidneys

 

3. Salt

Sodium works in combination with potassium to maintain the fluid balance in your body, which is crucial to proper functioning of the kidneys. But most of us get way too much sodium in our diets, even before we salt food at the table. Processed products contain a ton of it, more than you’d even guess.

Too much sodium causes the kidneys to retain water in order to dilute the salt in your bloodstream, which places an undue burden on them.

A long-term salt habit raises blood pressure and can actually damage the kidneys’ nephrons, the microscopic structures that filter waste. Stick to fresh whole foods as much as possible so that you can control the salt level.

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