( Researchers at UT South western Medical...)A Glass of Orange Juice To Keep Recurrence Of Kidney Stones At Bay,Health

Researchers at UT South western Medical Centre have found that a glass of orange juice every day could prevent the recurrence of kidney stones than any other citrus juices like lemonade. //

The study that is available online and is to be published in the October. 26 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, indicates though many people are of the assumption that all citrus fruit juices could help prevent the formation of kidney stones, it is not quite true as all do not have the same effect.

Medically managing recurrent kidney stones requires dietary and lifestyle changes as well as treatment such as the addition of potassium citrate, which has been shown to lower the rate of new stone formation in patients with kidney stones.

But some patients can't tolerate potassium citrate because of gastrointestinal side effects, said Dr. Clarita Odvina, assistant professor of internal medicine at the Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research and the study's lead author. In those cases, dietary sources of citrate – such as orange juice – may be considered as an alternative to pharmacological drugs.

'Orange juice could potentially play an important role in the management of kidney stone disease and may be considered an option for patients who are intolerant of potassium citrate,' Dr. Odvina said.

All citrus juices contain citrate, a negatively charged form of citric acid that gives a sour taste to citrus fruits. Researchers compared orange juice and lemonade – juices with comparable citrate contents – and found that the components that accompany the citrate can alter the effectiveness of the juice in decreasing the risk of developing new kidney stones.

Kidney stones develop when the urine is too concentrated, causing minerals and other chemicals in the urine to bind together. Over time, these crystals combine and grow into a stone.

In the U
'"/>




Page: 1 2
Related medicine news :

1. Short Glasses Make You Drink More
2. A Glass, Half Filled With Water Is Half Full Or Half Empty?
3. Watch Out! Eye Glass Related Injuries On The Rise
4. Efforts To Replace Reading Glasses Are In View
5. Metallic and Glass Objects Retreived from Womens Stomach
6. Cataract Surgery to Eliminate Reading Glasses?
7. Drugs Delivery Revolutionized by Extremely Stable Glass
8. Some Brands of Ready Meals Recalled After Glass Scare
9. Eating Live Crabs Infects 8 In Orange County
10. Mandarin Oranges Reduce Liver Cancer Risk
11. Pass the Orange Tomato Sauce Please