Objective: The purposes of this study were to investigate the kinetics of zinc in
schoolchildren between the ages of 6 and 9 years, of both sexes, and to verify its sensitivity …

Plasma zinc concentrations (PZC) have been shown to significantly increase during zinc
supplementation. This study investigated the effects of daily preventive zinc supplementation …

Background Previous studies of vitamin C and kidney stones were conducted mostly in men
and either reported disparate results for supplemental and dietary vitamin C or did not …

Purpose The prevalence of urinary stone disease is increasing in children. We previously
reported a high rate of urinary metabolic abnormalities, including hypercalciuria and …

Cadmium exposure is associated with increased urinary calcium excretion. Hypercalciuria is
recognised as a major risk factor for kidney stone formation. Increased prevalence of kidney …

We aimed to investigate the association between the dietary zinc intake and the risk of
albuminuria, low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and chronic kidney disease …

Background Evidence has indicated that immediate family members of nephrolithiasis
patients had high opportunity to develop stones. However, they are usually not regarded to …

Results During 3,108,264 person-years of follow-up, there were 6308 incident kidney
stones. Dairy protein was associated with lower risk in the Nurses' Health Study II (hazard …

Schedule of taking calcium supplement and the risk of nephrolithiasis. Background Variation
in the timing of calcium supplement may affect gastrointestinal absorption of both calcium …

Urinary stone disease (USD) is affecting a greater number of children and low bone mineral
density (BMD) and increased skeletal fractures have been demonstrated in stone patients; …