Influence of nutritional status, laboratory parameters and dietary patterns upon urinary acid excretion in calcium stone formers.

ABSTRACT Introduction: Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (MS) are associated with low urinary pH and represent risk factors for nephrolithiasis, especially composed by uric acid. Acidogenic diets may also contribute to a reduction of urinary pH. Propensity for calcium oxalate precipitation has been sh...

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Main Authors: Carolini Zanette Warmling Tessaro, Christiane Ishikawa Ramos, Ita Pfeferman Heilberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2018-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002018005006102&lng=en&tlng=en