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 ...

Kidney stones are painful but treatable. Here's what an expert says about their causes, symptoms, complications, treatment ...

Hiding within many of our most nutritious foods is a naturally occurring compound that deserves more attention than it typically receives. Oxalic acid, also known as oxalate, exists in varying amounts ...

Almonds, rich in oxalates, are linked to kidney stone formation when consumed excessively, especially for susceptible ...

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 ...

When a particular eating plan becomes super popular all of a sudden, it's worth looking at with skeptical eyes. After all, plenty of diets that started out as legitimate, expert-backed plans designed ...

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded Dean Assimos, M.D., chair of the Department of Urology and director of the Center for Research on Obesity and ...

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 ...

Kidney stones are small, hard deposits made of minerals and reoccurring materials inside the kidneys. Stones often go unnoticed in the kidney until they move into the ureter —the tube connecting the ...

KidneyCure, the American Society of Nephrology Foundation, awarded Tanecia Mitchell, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Urology, the 2021 Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation-KidneyCure ...

Kidney stones rank right up at the top of the most painful health conditions, according to patients asked to rate their discomfort on a scale of 1 to 10. Kidney stones are hard pellets composed of ...