The most common symptoms include severe pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and blood in the urine. In addition to reducing the quality of life, in the long term, they can cause serious complications such as infections, inflammation of the kidneys, kidney failure and end-stage renal disease, specialists indicate.
The study suggests that limiting added sugar intake may help prevent kidney stone formation.
Each participant’s daily intake of added sugars was estimated through recalls of their most recent consumption of food and beverages. The results showed that those with a higher intake of these sweeteners had a higher prevalence of kidney stones.
Regular sodas, fruit juices, sports drinks, and energy drinks contain added sugar.
Furthermore, those with higher poverty and income indices were also more likely to be exposed to higher amounts of added sugars than people with the same or slightly higher poverty level.
According to Yin, further research will be needed to explore in detail how added sugar is related to various diseases or pathological conditions and to determine the optimal level of reduction in intake to lower the risk of kidney stones.
