The baking soda some families use as a refrigerator deodorizer or baking aid may be more than just a household tool, scientists are finding.

At the Royal London Hospital, patients with advanced kidney disease were split into two groups, one given baking soda in tablet form and the other receiving normal care as part of a randomized clinical trial.

Since levels of sodium bicarbonate—as scientists refer to baking soda—are often diminished in patients with the disease, lead author Dr. Magdi Yaqoob was hopeful that the supplementation would reduce the progression of the condition.

"In fact, in patients taking sodium bicarbonate, the rate of decline in kidney function was similar to the normal age-related decline," said Yaqoob.

More specifically, those who received the supplement saw symptoms worsen two-thirds more slowly than in the control group, and more of those who took the baking soda were able to retain renal function at the end of the study.

The researchers are hopeful that a more wide-ranging study, including placebo pills and a double-blind structure, will confirm their findings and lend more credence to the use of a common household item in the fight against chronic kidney disease.

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