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As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
Posted 2 days 23 hours ago by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, May 25 – The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones has almost doubled since 1994, researchers report, and the obesity epidemic is the most likely reason why. About one in 11 Americans now develops kidney stones, according to scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles and RAND Corp. In contrast, only one in 20 Americans developed kidney stones back in 1994, they noted. "Kidney stones are becoming a very common health condition in the United States," said lead researcher Dr. Charles Scales Jr., a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs clinical scholar in the David Geffen School of Medicine departments of urology and medicine at UCLA. They are more common than heart disease, stroke and diabetes, he added. A kidney stone is like any small rock, Scales said. "It's an accumulation of crystals of substances that are dissolved in ... Read more
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Health Tip: Reducing Your Risk of Kidney Stones
Posted 17 Mar 2009 by Drugs.com
-- A kidney stone is a hard formation of waste products from urine. The stone can stay in the kidney where it was formed, or move into the urinary tract. Either way, it can be very painful. People who have had a kidney stone are more likely to have another one. The American Academy of Family Physicians says there are things you can do to reduce your risk of developing kidney stones: Drink 14 cups of fluids, preferably water, each day. Limit your salt intake to no more than 1,500 milligrams each day. Prepackaged meals may be particularly high in salt, so be sure to read the labels and check sodium content on everything you eat. Limit the amount of meat you eat to no more than two 6-to-8 ounce servings each day. People with recurring kidney stones may need an exam to figure out what's causing the problem. Your doctor may prescribe medication to help prevent kidney stones. Read more
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