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Too much tea causes kidney failure??? http://www.medicaldaily.c...ion-327896 Reuters Health) - - The puzzling case of a 56-year-old U.S. man who suddenly developed weakness, fatigue and body aches is leading doctors to warn that massive consumption of tea may be responsible for some unexplained cases of kidney failure. It's being called iced-tea nephropathy by the New England Journal of Medicine, which published a letter describing the case. The source of the problem was an excessive amount of oxalate, a compound found in many foods. Excessive amounts can also come from "juicing," having gastric bypass surgery, and by consuming foods with a lot of ascorbic acid such as beets, spinach, nuts and strawberries. But in this case, the man reported that he was drinking 16 nine-ounce glasses of iced tea each day, giving him more than 1,500 milligrams of oxalate per day. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics advises consuming no more than 40-50 mg of oxalate per day, the authors note. "If you drink tea once or twice a day, it probably wouldn't exceed what is the normal range for Americans. But this patient was taking 10 times that amount," said Dr. Umbar Ghaffa of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, a coauthor of the letter. Consuming too much oxalate can lead to kidney stones, which can damage the kidney by blocking the flow of urine. "But in this case there were oxalate crystals inside the kidney, and that generates an inflammatory reaction," Ghaffar told Reuters Health. "If that's not resolved it will cause scarring and loss of the kidney tissue. So that's what probably was happening in this patient." He ultimately needed dialysis and remained on it because his kidney damage was so extensive. Getting that much water a day seems challenging, I'd be worried about the sugar or sweetener with that much tea though. | |
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Us Brits are all fucked then. | |
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not to worry, us yanks each have two kidneys. we can spare some for our friends across the water | |
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I wonder if the man first had kidney stones. Too much oxalate usually lead to kidney stones... not kidney failure. Coffee, chocolate, nuts, and spinach also contribute to them. It's just hard to believe they've actually got a name for this now: iced-tea nephropathy. | |
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I confess to being an iced tea junkie...especially during the summer. Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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I've just cut back, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back.
I tea drinker, hot and cold but 16 nine ounces a day, nah. It makes you wonder if this guy was stuffering some type of kidney element from jump. As they stated in the article everything should be done in moderation.
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I read about this yesterday!