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What Happens To Your Kidney Stone Risk When You’re 50 Or Older – Health Digest
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Perfect Wave/Shutterstock You might wince just hearing the words “kidney stones,” particularly if you’ve had one. (Spoiler alert: They can be painful.) Kidney stones form in your kidneys when deposits of calcium and other minerals begin to build […]
The Best Way To Eat Sweet Potatoes To Reduce Your Kidney Stone Risk – Health Digest
Susumu Yoshioka/Getty Images If you’re looking to eat more healthily, add sweet potatoes to your diet. A common favorite among bodybuilders, sweet potatoes are loaded with twice your daily recommended vitamin A, mainly in the form of the powerful antioxidant beta carotene. People with high blood pressure might like sweet […]
When You Drink Coffee Every Day, This Is What Happens To Your Kidney Stone Risk – Health Digest
Researchers from a 2022 study published in Frontiers in Nutrition analyzed the relationship between caffeine consumption and kidney stone risk in over 30,000 participants with a medical history of kidney stones. The study findings showed a connection between caffeine consumption and a reduced risk for developing kidney stones. However this link was only observed in […]
Eating Cheese Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Kidney Stone Risk – Health Digest
It sounds counterintuitive that you should eat more calcium to prevent kidney stones, but when you consider how your digestive system works, it might make a little more sense. When you eat cheese with foods high in oxalate, the calcium and oxalate will bind to one another in your stomach, not in your kidneys. Besides, […]