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Risk of Kidney Stones: Influence of Dietary Factors, Dietary Patterns, and Vegetarian-Vegan Diets.
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141 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 286 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence of urolithiasis: a meta-analysis accounting for methodological heterogeneity.Frontiers in urology · 2025Pooled it
- Environmental cadmium exposure and the risk of kidney stones: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and clinical patterns of urolithiasis in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC nephrology · 2024Pooled it
- Gut microbiota in patients with kidney stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC microbiology · 2023Pooled it
- Unravelling the Complex Relationship between Diet and Nephrolithiasis: The Role of Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Associations of Total Protein or Animal Protein Intake and Animal Protein Sources with Risk of Kidney Stones: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
- The Relationship between Modern Fad Diets and Kidney Stone Disease: A Systematic Review of Literature.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Hydrogen-rich water combined with traditional Chinese medicine compound in the treatment of kidney stones: a randomized controlled prospective clinical trial.Medical gas research · 2027Trial
- Association of Estimated Glucose Disposal Rate With Prevalent Kidney Stones: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study in China.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Physiologic age modifies the association between visceral fat predominance and urinary calcium excretion in adults with nephrolithiasis.Urolithiasis · 2026Article
- Deciphering the association between uric acid and kidney stones: insights into the mediating roles of BMI and serum iron: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2007-2018.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Reevaluation of urinary calcium excretion as a criterion for surgery in primary hyperparathyroidism: a study on nephrolithiasis risk.Endocrine journal · 2026Article
- Oxalate as an Emerging Contributor to Cardiovascular Disease: Links to Inflammation, Immunity, and Oxidative Stress.Nutrients · 2026Review
- The association between grip strength and kidney stones: A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Mendelian randomization study.Asian journal of urology · 2026Article
- The association between quality of life, intensity of counseling and health literacy amongst patients with nephrolithiasis.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Developing and Evaluating a WeChat-Based Applet Fluid Intake Reminder on Enhancing Fluid Adherence in Postoperative Patients With Urinary Calculi: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Dual-source CT for medical dissolution of uric acid stones: a retrospective derivation and prospective validation study.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
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- Personalised prevention and management of kidney stones: a narrative review on the importance of integrating environmental, social and genetic factors.Public health reviews · 2026Review
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Abstract
Nephrolithiasis is a common medical condition influenced by multiple environmental factors, including diet. Since nutritional habits play a relevant role in the genesis and recurrence of kidney stones disease, dietary manipulation has become a fundamental tool for the medical management of nephrolithiasis. Dietary advice aims to reduce the majority of lithogenic risk factors, reducing the supersaturation of urine, mainly for calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, and uric acid. For this purpose, current guidelines recommend increasing fluid intake, maintaining a balanced calcium intake, reducing dietary intake of sodium and animal proteins, and increasing intake of fruits and fibers. In this review, we analyzed the effects of each dietary factor on nephrolithiasis incidence and recurrence rate. Available scientific evidence agrees on the harmful effects of high meat/animal protein intake and low calcium diets, whereas high content of fruits and vegetables associated with a balanced intake of low-fat dairy products carries the lowest risk for incident kidney stones. Furthermore, a balanced vegetarian diet with dairy products seems to be the most protective diet for kidney stone patients. Since no study prospectively examined the effects of vegan diets on nephrolithiasis risk factors, more scientific work should be made to define the best diet for different kidney stone phenotypes.
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