Don’t Light Up
Most people understand that smoking is bad for your lungs and heart. But did you know it also harms your kidneys? Chronic smokers (both current and former) had a higher risk of kidney disease in a 2000 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Substance abuse produces creatinine, which damages your kidneys.
To make matters worse, this kidney damage is asymptomatic. As a result, people may be poisoning their kidneys without even realizing it. On the plus side, former smokers have less damage than current smokers. It is never too late to give up.
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