Soda Drinks Linked to Kidney Problems

February 10, 2009: 06:41 PM EST

An assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology at Loyola University Health System has found a link between drinking soda pop and the early signs of kidney disease in women. The link was not seen in men, nor in women who drink diet soda. Lead researcher David Shoham says that women who drink two or more cans of soda pop a day are 1.86 times more likely to have albuminuria, a sensitive marker for early kidney damage. About 11 percent of the US population has the condition, compared with 17 percent of women who drink two or more cans of soda per day, the study found. Most sodas are sweetened with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), but Shoham says this is not necessarily the cause of the link. Shoham says it’s the amount of sugar consumed that’s the problem, not the type. HFCS is a problem only because it enables soda drinks to be sold cheaply.

"Study Links Increased Risk of Early Kidney Disease in Women With High Soda Pop Consumption", February 10, 2009, © CNS Media

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