While the associations between obesity and kidney stone risk have been defined, the mechanisms behind this relationship warrant further investigation. Calcium ... oxalate synthesis as body mass ...

Kidney stones are solids formed in the kidneys when substances like calcium, oxalate and phosphorus that are excreted through the urine become concentrated. A kidney stone may either settle down ...

an important risk factor for calcium oxalate stone formation. By the administration of a controlled low oxalate diet the investigators will estimate endogenous oxalate synthesis in both non-obese and ...

Kidney stones are tiny accumulations of minerals and salts that form in the kidney. The most common type of kidney stone are ...