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2006-09-17

Orange Juice Best At Stopping Kidney Stones

Orange Juice Best at Stopping Kidney Stones

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Orange Juice Best at Stopping Kidney Stones
It outperformed lemonade and other citrus juices, study found

An independent study finds that orange juice beats lemonade and other citrus fruit juices in helping to keep kidney stones at bay.

Experts have long known that potassium citrate -- found in citrus juice -- can slow kidney stone formation in people with a history of the condition.

But this study, by a team from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, found that other components can affect a juice's ability to prevent stones.

Thirteen volunteers (some with a history of kidney stones and some without) took part in the multi-phase trial, which was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. For one week, participants drank distilled water, for another week orange juice, and then lemonade for another week. There was a three-week interval between each of these weeks.

During each phase, the participants drank 13 ounces of orange juice, lemonade or distilled water three times a day with meals. They were also put on a low-calcium, low-oxalate diet, which also helps cut stone formation.

The study found that orange juice increased levels of citrate in the urine and reduced the crystallization of uric acid and calcium oxalate, the most common components of kidney stones. Lemonade did not increase citrate levels.

"One reason might be the different constituents of various beverages," study lead author Dr. Clarita Odvina, assistant professor of internal medicine at the Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, said in a prepared statement.

Odvina noted that the citrate in orange and grapefruit is accompanied by a potassium ion while the citrate in lemonade and cranberry juice is accompanied by a hydrogen ion. While hydrogen ions counteract the beneficial effects of high citrate content, potassium ions do not.

The study is available online and was expected to be published in the Oct. 26 print issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

More information

The American Medical Association has more about kidney stones.

SOURCE: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, news release, Aug. 31, 2006

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