On Aug 4, a new study showed that sugar is linked with higher risk of kidney stones also Researchers have found that those in the US with the highest intake of added sugars had nearly 40% greater odds of developing kidney stones.
Consuming foods with added sugars – such as soft drinks, ice-cream and cakes – may increase the risk of developing kidney stones, according to scientists.
The more added sugar people ate and drank, the greater their likelihood of developing kidney stones, according to new findings published today in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. The people in the study who ate the most added sugar had between a 39% to 88% higher occurrence of kidney stones than people who ate less added sugar.
Kidney stones are made of minerals and salts, and they can affect any part of the urinary tract, from the kidneys where they originate to the bladder. They usually form when the urine becomes concentrated and minerals then crystallize and stick together.
