Kidney-Damaging Supplements: What Your Doctor Should Tell YouYou take supplements to improve your health, but what if some are secretly destroying your kidneys? As a nephrologist, I've seen patients rush to dialysis after taking "safe" supplements.KEY TAKEAWAYS- 20% of kidney disease patients unknowingly take harmful supplements- Aristolochic acid causes DNA damage and 60% progress to kidney failure- Even "natural" vitamins can damage kidneys at high doses- Quality control matters - 30% of some supplements are contaminated
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