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If you have chronic kidney disease or kidney failure, here’s what you need to know.
Can Taking A Lot Of Supplements Really Damage The Kidneys?
, in part, on an individual’s underlying health issues, and which supplements are taken. A 2012 review of supplement-induced kidney dysfunction lists 15 herbs and supplements reported to have caused kidney problems, including chromium, creatine, licorice, willow bark, vitamin C and yohimbe.
Supplementation with cranberry tablets may pose a similar risk in people with a history of kidney stones. In diabetes patients with advanced kidney disease, high daily doses of B vitamins (folate, B6 and B12) were found in one study to worsen kidney function and double the risk of heart attack stroke and death (see the Cautions section of the B Vitamins Review for more information). Minerals such as potassium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus also have the potential to affect kidney function.
Heavy metal contamination from supplements is another potential cause of kidney problems.
How Much Vitamin D Do You Need?
Vitamin D plays an important role in helping the body build strong bones. Yet more and more people are taking supplements.
“If you’d asked me eight years ago, I would have told you they absolutely were necessary,” he added. “(But) over the last year or two, the studies that have come back really have not shown benefit from doing supplemental vitamin D.” Taking too much vitamin D can cause problems such as constipation and nausea and, in more serious cases, kidney stones and kidney damag.