Guest guest Posted May 3, 2003 Report Share Posted May 3, 2003 That pretty much sums it up, brown liquids is the hardest--who doesn't do at least one? NO SPINACH! And both of our uros recommended calcium citrate to help prevent oxalate stones. Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com RE: Can't get to file > At 8:47 AM -0700 5/3/03, Butterflye wrote: > >You can access this file at the URL > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG/files/Calcium%2520Metabolism%5B 1%5D.ppt > > > > Maybe you had truncated or split the entire URL. Anyway, I think > that I may have posted that one way back when, and I had already > abstracted from it to help another person. So, here's some of the > text that Ihad pulled from it: > > ============================================= > > After the DS, increase bile and fat in stool, increases calcium > binding to fat=> less calcium to bind with oxalate in diet=> oxalate > gets absorbed from lumen of the gut in to blood circulation. > It then binds to the calcium present in the blood and form Calcium > Oxalate crystals. > > Calcium Oxalate Stone > Specific medical condition which is causing the problem (treatable > metabolic condition.) > These stones are made of calcium and oxalate, so it would seem > sensible to exclude these from the diet to fix the problem. > > Calcium restriction - NOT recommended because; > 1) Cutting down on calcium increases the risk of stone formation. > Most calcium in the diet remains in the gut where it binds to oxalate > from food and the liver. The bound oxalate cannot be absorbed and is > excreted. This means it never enters the bloodstream or the kidneys > and never causes stones. > 2) Calcium is an essential nutrient > A low calcium diet can lead to osteoporosis, a crippling bone disease > > Also, you should cut down oxalate intake as much as possible. > > Foods High in Oxalate > Chocolate, Tea - including herbal teas, > Raspberries, Strawberries, Soy sauce, Baked beans, Peanuts and > Pecans, Beer, Juices made from berries > > Urinary oxalate may play an even more important role than urinary > calcium in the process of stone formation because saturation of urine > with calcium oxalate increases more rapidly with increases in oxalate > concentration than increases in calcium concentration. > > Low Calcium Oxalate (Kidney Stone) Diet > Persons prone to forming calcium oxalate stones should cut back on: > Apples, asparagus, beer, beets berries, (e.g., cranberries, > strawberries), black pepper, broccoli, cheese, chocolate, cocoa, > coffee, cola drinks, collards, figs, grapes, ice cream, milk, > oranges, parsley, peanut butter, pineapples, spinach, Swiss chard, > rhubarb, tea, turnips, vitamin C, yogurt. > > More importantly should increase Liquid intake (not beer!) > > Note the last point: DRINK, drink, drink (water)!!! At least 2 > quarts/day. (easier said than done) > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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