McDonald’s, Burger King, Taco Bell.. They all entice us each day with their suitable locations, cheap prices, and tasty looks, but these foods are full of phosphates, which are shown to have unfavorable effects on people with kidney disease. A study done showed that people who do not have the means to buy healthy food eat fast food more repeatedly, in turn worsening kidney disease. Phosphorus is a mineral found in nature in foods like milk, cheese, beans and peanut butter. It is vital for the configuration of bones and teeth, as well as energy production and the formation of cell membranes. Since the kidneys leak excess phosphate, patients with Chronic Kidney Disease may develop increased blood levels of phosphate, or hyperphosphatemia.
Manufacturers add phosphates to foods to give them a longer shelf-life and make them more attractive. The studies analyze phosphate levels in the blood of patients participate in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study (CRIC). They inspected the risk factors for kidney disease progression and cardiovascular disease in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. "A lot of studies have demonstrated that an elevated level of phosphate in the blood is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and that blacks have higher phosphate levels than whites but we did not understand why levels are higher in blacks," Myles Wolf, MD, MMSc, senior author of the study was quoted as saying.
"Our earlier work in the general population recommended that poverty was linked to a higher phosphate level, so we decided to delve deeper into that connection in the setting of chronic kidney disease." There were 3,126 culturally and ethnically diverse participants, and those with the lowest incomes and those who were unemployed had more phosphate in their blood than those who were of high economic status. There was no variation in phosphate levels among blacks and whites who were unemployed or of lower income. The researchers completed that the known belief that blacks are more at risk for Chronic Kidney Disease is solely due to economic status, and not race.
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Manufacturers add phosphates to foods to give them a longer shelf-life and make them more attractive. The studies analyze phosphate levels in the blood of patients participate in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study (CRIC). They inspected the risk factors for kidney disease progression and cardiovascular disease in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. "A lot of studies have demonstrated that an elevated level of phosphate in the blood is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and that blacks have higher phosphate levels than whites but we did not understand why levels are higher in blacks," Myles Wolf, MD, MMSc, senior author of the study was quoted as saying.
"Our earlier work in the general population recommended that poverty was linked to a higher phosphate level, so we decided to delve deeper into that connection in the setting of chronic kidney disease." There were 3,126 culturally and ethnically diverse participants, and those with the lowest incomes and those who were unemployed had more phosphate in their blood than those who were of high economic status. There was no variation in phosphate levels among blacks and whites who were unemployed or of lower income. The researchers completed that the known belief that blacks are more at risk for Chronic Kidney Disease is solely due to economic status, and not race.
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