A Glass of Wine Per Day Cuts Chronic Kidney Disease Risk; Study

A glass of wine a day lowers chronic kidney disease risk, a new study has found. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado-Denver, found that consuming wine in moderation could reduce risk of chronic kidney diseases. The study doesn't give an excuse to binge drink. Drinking alcohol in large quantities is bad for health and can lead to severe mental problems. However, research has shown that moderate consumption of alcohol is linked to good health and even better quality of life. A recent study had shown that drinking one glass of wine a day could lower depression risk. Kidneys remove excess water and wastes from the body. Chronic kidney disease is when the kidneys lose their function. Autoimmune diseases, birth defects and exposure to toxic chemicals can cause CKD. Chronic kidney disease is the slow loss of kidney function over time. The main job of the kidneys is to remove wastes and excess water from the body. "Kidney disease shares common risk factors with cardiovascular disease, and previous studies have shown that wine consumption has an association with lower risk of cardiovascular disease in the general population," lead study author Dr. Tapan Mehta told FoxNews.com. The study was based on data from National Health and Nutrition Examination survey, conducted between 2003 and 2006. Researchers looked at the quantity of wine consumed by 5,852 participants. The team found that people with moderate intake of wine had a 37 percent lower risk of wine when compared to people who abstained from wine, HNGN reported. According to Dr Tapan Mehta, a renal fellow at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Centre, the study did not find how wine reduces CKD risk. The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds might be associated with the reduction in the disease risk. "This is just an association study, so we can't conclude any cause-and-effect relationship; so we can't yet recommend people with kidney disease to start drinking wine," Mehta told Foxnews. "People have this idea that alcohol is forbidden [when you have CKD]...but it's really in moderation."