Put Down That Salt Shaker to Spare Your Kidneys

Pets are good for your brain and other health news we learned this week

January 01, 2024

By Hannah | January 01, 2024

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A study led by Dr. Lu Qi at Tulane University found that adding salt to food is linked to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease.

This research, published in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from over 465,000 people in the UK Biobank. Over the study period, more than 22,000 cases of kidney disease emerged.

This study suggests reducing added salt as a strategy to prevent chronic kidney disease.

For overall well-being, consider getting a pet, especially if living alone. A study found that older adults living solo with pets had better verbal function.

Additionally, a survey by the American Psychiatric Association revealed that pets significantly boost mental health, reducing stress and anxiety.

A study in JAMA Network Open suggests that older adults living alone with pets are less likely to experience a decline in verbal function.

In a New Year's Day 2023 accident, Marvel actor Jeremy Renner suffered severe injuries near his Nevada home while saving his nephew from a snow-removal tractor.

He sustained multiple broken bones, including eight ribs in 14 places, an eye socket, a knee, a collapsed lung, and a liver pierced by a rib bone.

Renner narrowly escaped a fatal outcome, with the snowplow missing a vital organ or major nerve by millimeters.

Following this life-threatening incident, Renner has been embracing his second chance at life.

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