01/10/2025
alse claims about medicines protecting the kidneys often use misleading buzzwords, exaggerated promises, and lack credible evidence. Here’s how to spot such false claims:
Warning Signs of False Kidney-Protecting Claims
• Claims that a product can “cure” or “reverse” chronic kidney disease, kidney stones, or dialysis need, especially if promised to work quickly or for everyone, are red flags.
• Products advertised with phrases like “miracle cure,” “secret ingredient,” “100% natural,” or “cleanses toxins” without clinical studies to back up the benefits likely rely on marketing, not real science.
• Any medicine or supplement with no references to published clinical research, no approval from major medical authorities, or no listing of scientific ingredients should be viewed with suspicion.
• Endorsements by influencers or celebrities, instead of by medical professionals or kidney experts, are often used to push unproven supplements.
• “Like supports like” or “ancestral” claims (i.e., that eating kidney will protect human kidneys) have no scientific backing—these are outdated beliefs used for marketing.
