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Associations of beans, bean products, and soy isoflavone intake with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at 27,003 people in China to see if eating beans is linked to kidney disease. It found a connection between bean intake and kidney health. This shows a link, but it does not prove that beans cause the disease.

Who did this work

Zhang S · Ji C · Xia Y · Zhao Y

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2026 Aug 5
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42972572/