The Claim

In rats with remnant kidneys, the addition of dietary acid to a soy protein diet induces metabolic acidosis and a decreased glomerular filtration rate, indicating that acidosis is responsible for the decline in kidney function.

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

When rats with damaged kidneys eat a soy protein diet with extra acid added, it makes their blood too acidic and worsens their kidney function, showing that the acid causes the kidneys to work less well.

See the scientific wording

Adding dietary acid to a soy protein diet induces metabolic acidosis and a decreased GFR in rats with remnant kidneys, showing that acidosis drives the decline in kidney function.

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 gave rats with kidney problems an acidic soy diet, which made their blood too acidic and worsened their kidney function, just like the claim said it would.

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