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A new study shows what drink is the best for your kidneys!
Kidney health is super important and now a study is proving the #1 drink to help with that: coffee. According to a study in "Kidney International Reports," coffee could possibly reduce your risk of acute kidney injury. They say drinking any amount of coffee reduces the risk significantly, but 2-3 cups a day saw the biggest reduction!
The study used a group of 14.207 adults from the ages of 45-64 years. Over the course of 24 years, participants took 7 food questionnaires. The study found that those who drank any quantity of coffee every day had a 15% lower risk of AKI. People who drank 2-3 cups a day saw 22%-23% lower risk.
"We suspect that the reason for coffee's impact on AKI risk may be that either biologically active compounds combined with caffeine or just the caffeine itself improve perfusion and oxygen utilization within the kidneys," says Chirag Parikh, MD, PhD, regarding the discovery. "Good kidney function and tolerance to AKI is dependent on a steady blood supply and oxygen."