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World Journal of Urology
Published in: World Journal of Urology 2/2015

01-02-2015 | Topic Paper

Diet: from food to stone

Authors: Justin I. Friedlander, Jodi A. Antonelli, Margaret S. Pearle

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

Dietary factors have been shown to influence urine composition and modulate the risk of kidney stone disease. With the rising prevalence of stone disease in many industrialized nations, dietary modification as therapy to improve lithogenic risk factors and prevent stone recurrence has gained appeal, as it is both relatively inexpensive and safe. While some dietary measures, such as a high fluid intake, have been shown in long-term randomized clinical trials to have durable effectiveness, other dietary factors have been subjected to only short-term clinical or metabolic studies and their efficacy has been inferred. Herein, we review the current literature regarding the role of diet in stone formation, focusing on both the effect on urinary stone risk factors and the effect on stone recurrence.
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Metadata
Title
Diet: from food to stone
Authors
Justin I. Friedlander
Jodi A. Antonelli
Margaret S. Pearle
Publication date
01-02-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
World Journal of Urology / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-014-1344-z

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