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Sodium bicarbonate's potential in treating kidney injury

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Jan 16, 2026
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What are the documented health risks of ingesting sodium bicarbonate regularly or in large doses?

Regular or large-dose ingestion of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) can produce well-documented and potentially life‑threatening metabolic and cardiovascular derangements, most notably metabolic alkal...

Jan 15, 2026

What subgroup or dosing signals (route, timing, severity) in RCTs suggest potential benefit from NAC?

Randomized trials and meta-analyses identify recurring signals that N‑acetylcysteine (NAC) may help when given orally, at higher cumulative doses for respiratory disease, as a pre‑procedure pretreatme...