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...condition also damages small blood vessels throughout the body--particularly those in the eyes and kidneys. As many as 24,000 diabetics in the U.S. become blind each year, more than 100,000 require dialysis or kidney transplantation, and 82,000 need to have a toe, foot or leg amputated. Diabetics are twice as likely as nondiabetics to suffer from depression...
...grim statistic: African Americans are five times as likely as whites to suffer from kidney disease severe enough to require dialysis or transplantation. Are the kidneys of blacks that much more prone to disease? In fact, they're not, according to a report by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Their study shows there is no difference between the two groups in the rates of early kidney disease. Yet blacks are far more likely to progress to the severe stage of the disease. One possible explanation, say the researchers, is that...
...much protein do you need? Given the popularity of high-protein diets, you may be surprised to learn that there hasn't been much research on the long-term health benefits and risks of eating lots of protein, though there is concern that too much protein can lead to kidney and liver problems. Scientists have calculated the minimum amount needed to keep your muscles from breaking down--just under 70 grams, or about 2 1/2 oz., a day for someone who weighs 150 lbs. (Food is so plentiful that Americans rarely develop protein deficiencies.) Whether high levels of protein...
...restraint is necessary with kidney beans, lentils, chickpeas and their brother beans. They're low in fat and calories and packed with fiber, protein and minerals--and they fill you up to boot. There's a big, beautiful world of legumes, and they play an important role in many ethnic cuisines. Use them dried, fresh, canned or frozen in soups, stews, chilies, curries, pilafs and falafel...
...high levels of lead, since it is often distilled from corn through old car radiators and even older pipes, and over time this can cause blindness, brain damage and death. Emory University toxicologist Brent Morgan, who co-wrote the Emergency Medicine study, has seen health problems like disorientation, anemia, kidney failure and ulcers. He says colleagues in other Southern cities have noted a similar uptick in moonshine-related maladies. But supplies seem as healthy as ever. Virginia officials busted a giant 30,000-gal. operation in May, and Georgia law-enforcement officials have shut down at least four stills...