Kidney Stone Prevention and Health Improvement

“You need to be drinking enough water,” Wei says. If you can dilute the urine so that calcium, oxalate, or uric acid concentrations don't reach the tipping point where stones can form, you're minimizing your risk.

Eating too much salt can cause kidney stones.“Sodium actually makes the urinary environment more stone-forming,” Wei says. If you can restrict salt and increase water intake, that will assist tremendously.”

Fiber-rich meals help eliminate waste. This reduces accumulation and boosts metabolism.

High-protein diets are popular in the West, but overeating them can harm the kidneys.

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High-protein diets are popular in the West, but overeating them can harm the kidneys.

Despite previous evidence, excessive calcium consumption does not enhance the risk of these stones. Now, they recommend maintaining your calcium consumption at age-appropriate levels.

Wei believes proper calcium consumption balances oxalate levels. She says dietary calcium and oxalate bond in the gut and are removed in feces. 

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