The Claim

Dietary sodium bicarbonate ameliorates metabolic acidosis and prevents the decline in glomerular filtration rate in rats with remnant kidneys, but only after addressing sodium bicarbonate-induced increases in blood pressure.

Source: Dietary protein causes a decline in the glomerular filtration rate of the remnant kidney mediated by metabolic acidosis and endothelin receptors.

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

Giving baking soda in food helps fix acid problems and protects kidney function in rats with damaged kidneys, but only if you first handle the high blood pressure that baking soda can cause.

See the scientific wording

Dietary sodium bicarbonate ameliorates metabolic acidosis and prevents the decline in GFR in rats with remnant kidneys, but only after addressing sodium bicarbonate-induced increases in blood pressure.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Dietary protein causes a decline in the glomerular filtration rate of the remnant kidney mediated by metabolic acidosis and endothelin receptors.

    The study shows that giving sodium bicarbonate to rats with kidney problems helps their kidney function by fixing blood acidity, but only if the high blood pressure it causes is treated first, which matches the claim exactly.

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