PEANUTS: What Happens to Your KIDNEYS When You Eat Them

That handful of peanuts next to the coffee maker feels like the most innocent snack in your kitchen. But within a few hours, part of it travels straight to your kidneys, and what arrives there might not be what you think.

Peanuts carry phosphorus and potassium, the two minerals people with kidney concerns hear about the most. Yet your body only absorbs part of the phosphorus in peanuts, while the phosphorus added to a can of cola gets through almost completely.

And the real problem often isn't the peanut at all. It's the salt stuck to the shell and the size of the spoon you dip into the peanut butter jar.