High pressure will eliminate the stones

If you observe a special diet. A diet designed to fight high blood pressure, and help prevent kidney stones. That is the conclusion reached by researchers.

It is about the so-called DASH diet at a pressure   (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension - diet methods of dealing with hypertension). This diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, dairy products, and whole grain bread. But the number of sugar-sweetened beverages, red and processed meats (hot dogs, sausages, etc.), On the contrary, decreased.

To conduct the study, researchers analyzed urine samples over a 24-hour period from 3 426 persons as occurred at different times stones in the kidneys And did not have them. Although approximately the same in terms of fluid intake, which followed DASH diet at a pressure   People allocate more urine than those who did not adhere to this diet. The higher the amount of urine may be partially explained by a significant liquid content in the products included in the diet.

Additionally, in the urine of supporters diets had a higher concentration of citrate - an important inhibitor of calcium kidney stones . Two component DASH   diet - dairy products with low fat and / or vegetable food - have the potential preventive qualities necessary to prevent kidney stones As established by researchers from Hospital Brigham and Women's at Harvard Medical School.

The results of this study suggest that a diet DASH   may help prevent the formation of kidney stones   in people at risk. The study is published in the journal Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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