COOKS is ideally situated to conduct the proposed research. While the associations between obesity and kidney stone risk have been defined, the mechanisms behind this relationship warrant further ...

The incidence of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in ... is interindividual variability in the accumulation of oxalate, especially by the kidney. This Review summarizes the transport and function ...

Numerous factors contribute to the formation of kidney stones ... calcium intake is also essential. Include dairy products ...

“Assessment of Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis in Calcium Oxalate Kidney Stone Formers and Healthy Individuals.” The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases ...

The percentage of the oxalate load that was retained varied among rats by approximately twofold in the internal organs not including the kidney (range 0.03-0.06%) and skeleton (range 0.43-0.98%).

Calcium oxalate and uric acid stones are the most common types of kidney stones. The National Kidney Foundation says that 1 ...