Sounds like some experiments could be done to narrow this down.
For example giving half of workers a water bottle and telling them to fill it with water and keep it on their person all day.
See if those workers have better kidney function at the end of the year. Simple dehydration could be an easy fix.
pingou · 2h ago
Shouldn't we see an elevated number of cases in countries with a sauna culture?
Kkoala · 13m ago
No, you can leave the sauna any time you want and go cool down, so there shouldn't ever be any damage done from the heat really. Unless, of course, you purposefully stay there way past being uncomfortable, but that's not really what a sauna is about
giardini · 6h ago
I find it curious that there is no mention of salts, either sodium or potassium, in the entire article!
Llamamoe · 4h ago
Reducing sodium intake in people susceptible to developing high blood pressure from it does wonders, but in everyone else it's pretty much okay, and if you're young it's better to eat too much than too little. I doubt it's a factor here.
genewitch · 2h ago
but they did mention taking ibuprofen, which, if you have CKD, they tell you not to do - i understand this is prior to diagnosis, but they weren't doing themselves any favors.
For example giving half of workers a water bottle and telling them to fill it with water and keep it on their person all day.
See if those workers have better kidney function at the end of the year. Simple dehydration could be an easy fix.