Junk Food Damage The Kidneys As Much As Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes can cause significant damage to the kidneys if not properly managed. Eating too much junk food diet or a diet high in fat can cause just as much damage.

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body has a problem producing enough insulin or is unable to effectively use it.  When this happens, levels of blood sugar increase, which has damaging effects on body organs including the kidneys.

Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom, suggest that consuming too much junk food or eating a diet high in fat could lead to a similar
outcome.

To reach their findings, the team took rats and fed them a diet of either junk food
– consisting of cheese, chocolate bars and marshmallows - for eight weeks or a special food that was high in fat for five weeks.

The study found that the rats with type 2 diabetes had more of certain kinds of glucose transporters and regulatory
proteins. And the diet caused similar changes in those same receptors – meaning that it could lead to the same problems
as experienced by people with diabetes.