Siapa yang tak kenal minuman bersoda atau soft drink, minuman berkarbonasi yang sering dinikmati oleh semua kalangan, baik anak-anak maupun dewasa. Minuman yang tersedia dengan berbagai rasa ini menawarkan sensasi kesegaran yang berbeda dengan minuman lainnya. Harganya pun terjangkau dan mudah dijumpai dimanapun. Tapi, tahukah Anda fakta di balik kesehatan ginjal dan minuman bersoda?
Ginjal merupakan organ yang berjumlah 2 buah dengan ukuran sebesar kepalan, terletak di bawah tulang rusuk. Fungsi utama ginjal adalah menyaring sisa metabolisme dari darah yang dibuang menjadi urin. Fungsi ginjal lainnya adalah (1):

- Membantu memelihara tekanan darah
- Memelihara level zat kimia di dalam tubuh yang membantu jantung dan otot befungsi secara optimal
- Memproduksi bentuk aktif vitamin D yang menjaga tulang tetap sehat
- Memproduksi eritropoietin yang memstimulais produksi sel darah merah
- Pola hidup
- Kurang berolahraga
- Kurang asupan cairan
- Penyakit yang menyertai
- National Chronic Kidney Disease Fact Sheet, 2014. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Diabetes Translation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/kidney_factsheet.pdf (Accesed on March 3rd, 2015)
- http://www.beverageinstituteindonesia.org/article/hydration-for-aging-adults-special-considerations/
- NHIS Choices .2015. Chronic Kidney Disease. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/kidney-disease-chronic/Pages/Introduction.aspx (Accesed on March 3rd, 2015)
- 4th Report of Indonesian Renal Registry. 2011. http://www.pernefri-inasn.org/Laporan/4th%20Annual%20Report%20Of%20IRR%202011.pdf (Accesed on March 3rd, 2015)
- Doheni, Kathleen. Diet Sodas May Be Hard in the Kidney. WebMD. https://www.kidney.org/news/kidneyCare/spring10/DietSoda. (Accesed February 24th, 2015)
- Doheni, Kathleen. Diet Sodas May Be Hard in the Kidney. WebMD. https://www.kidney.org/news/kidneyCare/spring10/DietSoda. (Accesed February 24th, 2015)
- M., Ferraro. Et al. Soda and Other Beverages and the Risk of Kidney Stone. Clin J Am SocNephrol. 2013 Aug;8(8):1389-95. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23676355. (Accesed February 25th, 2015)
- Dallas, Mary Elizabeth. Sugary Sidas, Fruit Punches and kidney Stone Risk. Kidney Stone Health Center. WebMD. 2013. http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/news/20130515/sugary-sodas-fruit-punches-may-raise-kidney-stone-risk-study. (Accesed on February 24th, 2015)
- Australia Beverages Council. Carbonated Soft Drink. 2014. http://australianbeverages.org/products/products-carbonated-regular-and-diet-soft-drinks. (Accesed on February 24th, 2015)
- International Diabetes Federation. 2013. IDF DIABETES ATLAS Sixth Edition. www.idf.org/diabetesatlas
- British Soft Drink Asociation. Carbonated Drink. 2014. http://www.britishsoftdrinks.com/Carbonated-Fizzy-Drinks. (Accesed on February 25th, 2015)
- Bomback, A.S et al. 2009. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and the progression of chronic kidney disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Clin Nutr doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28111.
- ASRIM. 2015. Klaim Soda Sebabkan Kerusakan Ginjal Salah Kaprah. Siaran Pers: Jakarta
- The Beverage Intitute for Health & Wellness - Indonesia. Memahami Gula dan Kesehatan.http://www.beverageinstituteindonesia.org/article/understanding-sugars-health/ (Accesed on March 3rd, 2015). The Coca Cola Company.