Objective To compare dietary factors between incident symptomatic stone formers and
controls, and among the incident stone formers, to determine whether dietary factors were …

Purpose Several dietary and lifestyle factors are associated with a higher risk of kidney
stones. We estimated the population attributable fraction and the number needed to prevent …

Purpose: Increased fluid intake, and decreased dietary sodium and animal protein intake
are thought to reduce the risk of kidney stones but the role of calcium intake is controversial …

Kidney stone formers may feel doomed to a life of unpredictable flank pain, periodic surgical
intervention, and concomitant loss of work and daily pleasures. Indeed, if untreated, those …

Diet plays an important role in the pathogenesis of kidney stones. Because the metabolism
of many dietary factors, such as calcium, may change with age, the relation between diet …

Background A high dietary calcium intake is strongly suspected of increasing the risk of
kidney stones. However, a high intake of calcium can reduce the urinary excretion of …

In the United States, the 37% increase in lifetime prevalence of kidney stones in adult
women between 1976–1980 and 1988–1994 (1) corresponds to the onset of widespread …

The incidence of kidney stones is common in the United States and treatments for them are
very costly. This review article provides information about epidemiology, mechanism …

Nephrolithiasis is highly prevalent across all demographic groups in the Western world and
beyond, and its incidence rates are rising. In addition to the morbidity of the acute event …

Kidney stones are a common disorder, with an annual incidence of eight cases per 1,000
adults. During an episode of renal colic, the first priority is to rule out conditions requiring …