Author: Dr. Sagar Gupta

No Evidence that Zero-Calorie Sweeteners Have Health Benefits or Improve Weight Loss Growing concerns about health and quality of life have encouraged people to adapt healthy lifestyles and avoid the consumption of food rich in sugars, salt, or fat to prevent obesity and other non-communicable diseases. With increased consumer interest in reducing energy intake, food products containing nonsugar sweeteners … Continue reading No Evidence that Zero-Calorie Sweeteners Have Health Benefits or Improve Weight Loss →

Kidney stones increase risk of kidney cancer Kidney stones are associated with an increased risk of kidney cancers (greater than 39%) according to a new research study. So in case you suffer from kidney stones, dont forget to see a nephrologist (kidney doctor) as they can order some tests and find out a cause and … Continue reading Kidney stones increase risk of kidney cancer →

Artificial kidneys - Dream or reality? Kidney disease carries a high burden for individual patients and for the medical system as a whole. End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) or CKD-5 is associated with high mortality and decreased quality of life for many reasons including residual symptoms, pill burden, dietary restrictions, and decreased fertility. Kidney transplantation has … Continue reading Artificial kidneys, freedom from dialysis – Dream or reality? The current scenario →

1/3 liver disease patients get kidney disease Acute kidney injury occurs in over one third of patients with cirrhosis who are admitted to hospitals, and is associated with a 6-fold increased risk of in-hospital mortality (dying), according to results of a research study presented at The Liver Meeting 2018, the Annual Meeting of the American … Continue reading 1/3 liver disease patients get kidney disease →

Sweetened beverages linked to chronic kidney disease The Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting dietary intake of added sugars, in part, by avoiding sugar-sweetened beverages because of their known association with poor health outcomes, including weight gain, type 2 diabetes, high BP & heart diseases. A variety of other beverages, including alcohol, coffee, and fruit juice, have also … Continue reading Sweetened beverages linked to chronic kidney disease →

Sleep deprivation harms the kidneys! Extensive studies have demonstrated that sleep is an important modulator of heart diseases, metabolic diseases (high BP, sugar, cholestrol) and immunity. Latest research shows that short sleep duration is also associated with fast progression of proteinuria (loss of protein in urine) which can damage the kidneys in the long run. … Continue reading Sleep deprivation harms the kidneys! →

Christmas/holidays have highest risk of heart attacks!! Santa’s not the only silent visitor on Christmas eve. The holiday also welcomes more heart attacks into homes, a study found. A Swedish study that tracked 283,014 heart attacks between 1998 and 2013 found that the highest risk for holiday-timed heart attacks is on Christmas Eve, with data showing that the … Continue reading Christmas/holidays have highest risk of heart attacks!! →

ROLE OF THE KIDNEYS "Saying the product of the kidneys is urine is like saying the product of a factory is pollution. Urine is a by-product. The product is body health and balance (homeostasis)"* Chronic Kidney disease (especially in its early stages) does not have any symptoms. By the time people get symptoms and come … Continue reading Role of the Kidneys →

Wedding season: Watch the diet Oh here comes the wedding season, Wine, dine, dance - u got the reason!! We all enjoy delicious food, Makes us happy, fixes our mood. It's all about the juicy taste, Doesn't matter, where the food is placed! A great dish, we should all savor, Eat slowly, as we taste the … Continue reading Wedding season: Watch that diet! →