Many people desperately took supplements for health, but they ended up hurting their bodies. The most common thing is to hurt your kidneys. Even the most commonly used supplements, such as vitamin C and creatine, will also hurt your kidneys if you eat too much.
Vitamin C is an important part of any healthy diet, but taking supplements alone is not the best way to get vitamin C. Dr. Oveen, a PhD, warns that although vitamin C is important for overall health, taking supplements overdose can increase risk of kidney stones, especially for people with a history of kidney stones.
Oveen suggested limiting daily replenishment intake, better way to obtain vitamin C directly from food. In addition to oranges, baccarat, strange fruits, papaya, strawberries, peppers, cauliflower, bitter gourd, kale, etc. also contain rich vitamin C.
In addition, many people pursue fitness to increase muscle and physical beauty. In order to achieve the effect of increasing muscle, they take creatine supplements. But nutritionist Bester warned that taking too much creatine compound supplements that strengthen muscle is also harmful to the kidneys.
Best said that especially when taking creatine supplements at high doses or long-term time, the body will reap it to creatinine, which is a waste. She said that the kidney filters out the creatinine in the blood and excretes it through the urine. If you take creatine too much, it will also increase creatinine levels, which will cause the kidney to be overloaded and you need to work harder to eliminate it. Bester notes that kidneys can cause injury under long-term pressure, especially for people with kidney disease.
creatine is synthesized from three amino acids: spermine, glycine and methic acid, so you can also supplement creatine by eating foods containing these amino acids, including pumpkin seeds, sesame, seaweed, soybeans, walnuts, almonds, etc.
Responsible editor: Gu Zihuan