Other drinks may include a lot of sodium, phosphorus, potassium, or sugar — all of which can be important to watch with C3G. Here are the beverages most likely to need limiting and why.
Sports Drinks and Salty Vegetable Juices Can Pack in Sodium
Sports and electrolyte drinks may sound healthy, but many are designed to replace sodium lost through sweat. “That can work against the sodium limits commonly recommended for glomerular kidney diseases,” says Nakhoul.
“These beverages are specifically designed to deliver sodium and are counterproductive,” he says. Too much sodium can contribute to high blood pressure and swelling and may worsen protein…
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