COOKS is ideally situated to conduct the proposed research. While the associations between obesity and kidney stone risk have been defined, the mechanisms behind this relationship warrant further ...

such as calcium, oxalate, or uric acid, concentrate in the urine and cause kidney stones. Kidney stones can be worsened by dehydration, excessive salt intake, animal protein consumption ...

“Assessment of Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis in Calcium Oxalate Kidney Stone Formers and Healthy Individuals.” The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases ...