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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Kidney stones develop more frequently in individuals with a family history of kidney stones
than in those without a family history; however, little information is available regarding …

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 …

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 …

Background: A report of a small increase in kidney stone risk in the calcium treatment arm of
the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) led to a reduction in US calcium supplement sales …

Background In older women and men, greater intakes of dietary calcium, potassium, and
total fluid reduce the risk of kidney stone formation, while supplemental calcium, sodium …

Patients with kidney stones are routinely advised to increase their fluid intake to decrease
the risk of stone recurrence. However, there has been no detailed examination to determine …