by Dr Fredric Coe | Oct 31, 2016 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
I have summarized the scientific evidence that low intakes of diet calcium and potassium and high intakes of refined sugar and sodium and protein raise risk of stones and loss of bone mineral. I have pointed out that the recommended US diet specifically seeks to...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Oct 28, 2016 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
A Remarkable Concordance From 1980 to now the US government has published diet recommendations for the American people. Gradually and over time these have become quantitative and specify amounts of critical nutrients such as calcium, sodium, refined sugar, protein,...
by Dr Fredric Coe and Andrew Evan | Oct 23, 2016 | CASES, For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
Medullary sponge kidney (MSK) is more spoken about than witnessed, and more witnessed than accurately diagnosed. This patient adds to the 12 we have described in our publication, and adds also in having a very long and evolving history with one of us (FLC). We write...
by Dr Fredric Coe and Jill Harris, LPN | Sep 23, 2016 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
Recently we presented what we think of as The kidney stone diet, meaning a unitary diet platform suitable for idiopathic calcium stone formers in otherwise good health. The story of that diet and the implications it has for stone prevention deserve perhaps a bit more...
by Dr Fredric Coe and Jill Harris, LPN | Sep 19, 2016 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
If we put together everything on this site about diet for kidney stone prevention we get a reasonable and consistent image of one basic pattern. It is more or less what is ideal for idiopathic hypercalciuria and for reducing urine oxalate. It is the diet that has been...
