Discover whether whey protein affects kidney stone development. Learn about daily protein needs, risks related to kidney stones, and other prevention tips.

Changes in diet can help prevent them. Kidney stones can cause extreme pain and occur in around 9% of women and 19% of men in the United States, according to the National Kidney Foundation. In this ...

There are surgical interventions to treat kidney stones, but when it comes to prevention, diet may be key. One new study finds that a diet rich in plant-based foods and low-fat dairy may help decrease ...

Still thinking kidney stones are just an occasional ache? Think again. They strike about 1 in 10 people, and if you’ve had ...

Do you know someone who has had a kidney stone? If you have observed their suffering, you would do anything to avoid it ...

Kidney stones send more than half a million people to the emergency room each year — here are at-home remedies that can lower your risk. Your kidneys function to filter out waste material and excess ...

Oxalates, also called oxalic acid, are compounds that naturally occur in plants. When you eat plants, you take in oxalates. Your body make oxalates as well. If you are prone to kidney stones, your ...

The percentage of Americans who experience kidney stones has been on the rise since the 1970s, an increase primarily attributed to food choices. Now, about 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in ...

Higher dietary calcium intake from either dairy or non-dairy sources is independently associated with a decreased risk of symptomatic kidney stones, according to a new study. This inverse association ...

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When Annabelle Pleskoff was 15, she woke up before school one morning with severe pain radiating from her right side. After hours of persistent throbbing, she went to the emergency room, where doctors ...

When Annabelle Pleskoff was 15, she woke up before school one morning with severe pain radiating from her right side. After hours of persistent throbbing, she went to the emergency room, where doctors ...