ArticleJournal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation2022
Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Risk Factors for Kidney Stones and Chronic Kidney Disease.
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- Quality-oriented diet therapy for chronic kidney disease.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2026Review
- Assessing genetic causal relationship between milk fat content and chronic kidney disease: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.Renal failure · 2025Article
- Plant-based diets and urological health.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025Review
- Symptomatic hypercalcemia in an infant secondary to excessive consumption of almond milk as a formula alternative.JPGN reports · 2024Article
- Current Dietary and Medical Prevention of Renal Calcium Oxalate Stones.International journal of general medicine · 2024Review
- Oat milk analogue versus traditional milk: Comprehensive evaluation of scientific evidence for processing techniques and health effects.Food chemistry: X · 2023Review
- The Role of Plant-Based Diets in Preventing and Mitigating Chronic Kidney Disease: More Light than Shadows.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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objectivePatients with kidney stones are counseled to eat a diet low in animal protein, sodium, and oxalate and rich in fruits and vegetables, with a modest amount of calcium, usually from dairy products. Restriction of sodium, potassium, and oxalate may also be recommended in patients with chronic kidney disease. Recently, plant-based diets have gained popularity owing to health, environmental, and animal welfare considerations. Our objective was to compare concentrations of ingredients important for kidney stones and chronic kidney disease in popular brands of milk alternatives. DESIGN AND
methodsSodium, calcium, and potassium contents were obtained from nutrition labels. The oxalate content was measured by ion chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.
resultsThe calcium content is highest in macadamia followed by soy, almond, rice, and dairy milk; it is lowest in cashew, hazelnut, and coconut milk. Almond milk has the highest oxalate concentration, followed by cashew, hazelnut, and soy. Coconut and flax milk have undetectable oxalate levels; coconut milk also has comparatively low sodium, calcium, and potassium, while flax milk has the most sodium. Overall, oat milk has the most similar parameters to dairy milk (moderate calcium, potassium and sodium with low oxalate). Rice, macadamia, and soy milk also have similar parameters to dairy milk.
conclusionAs consumption of plant-based dairy substitutes increases, it is important for healthcare providers and patients with renal conditions to be aware of their nutritional composition. Oat, macadamia, rice, and soy milk compare favorably in terms of kidney stone risk factors with dairy milk, whereas almond and cashew milk have more potential stone risk factors. Coconut milk may be a favorable dairy substitute for patients with chronic kidney disease based on low potassium, sodium, and oxalate. Further study is warranted to determine the effect of plant-based milk alternatives on urine chemistry.
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