In this article we will be discussing a very common question: vitamin and kidney stones. It’s quite a sensitive & complex subject, as such we will do our best at providing a clear and concise article to clear any doubts you may have.
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The relation between the intake of vitamins B6 and C and the risk of symptomatic kidney stones were prospectively studied in a cohort of 85,557 women with no history of kidney stones. Semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaires were used to assess vitamin consumption from both foods and supplements. A total of 1078 incident cases of kidney stones was documented during the 14-yr follow-up period.
A high intake of vitamin B6 was inversely associated with risk of stone formation. After adjusting for other dietary factors, the relative risk of incident stone formation for women in the highest category of B6 intake (> or =40 mg/d) compared with the lowest category (<3 mg/d) was 0.66 (95% confidence interval, 0.44 to 0.98).
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The tireless but misguided efforts of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and others, many people believe that extra vitamin C can prevent colds, supercharge the immune system, detoxify the body, protect the heart, fight cancer, and more.
To date, though, the evidence doesn’t support claims that extra vitamin C is helpful.” Thank you for your opinion. By no means am I saying your findings are incorrect, but essential details are greatly lacking in your claim.
How To Avoid Kidney Stones
Hing to read what the thoughts are in other countries, here, in Denmark, my doctor would not know what to answer me if I asked him about a special diet to prevent kidney stone (i am on my second time now :-(), it´s like: Oh..some people are just prone to stones – we do not know why.
I need to start my own blog on the topi.
Vitamin C For Kidney Function
The recommended dietary allowance for vitamin C is 90 milligrams (mg) for adult men and 75 mg for adult women.
When you consume excess vitamin C, your kidneys process the nutrient and help your body excrete it through urine. Dialysis can also deplete your blood of vitamin C. Research from 2012 found that people on dialysis can help increase their iron absorption by taking a low-dose vitamin C supplement of 60 to 100 mg.