Dietary recommendations Indication Expected 24-h urine results Urine volume to >2 l daily Low urine volume Increased urine volume, decrease in calculogenesis Salt intake <2 g daily Hypercalciuria Decrease in calcium excretion…

© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Patrick Lowry and Kristina L. Penniston (eds.)Nutrition Therapy for Urolithiasishttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16414-4_11 11. Therapeutic Nutritional Strategies When No Risk Factors Are Apparent Karen Doersch1 and Patrick Lowry2   (1) Texas A&M University College of Medicine,…

Fig. 10.1 Metabolism of purines and uric acid. AMP adenosine monophosphate, GMP guanosine monophosphate, IMP inosine monophosphate, XO xanthine oxidase Uric acid is mainly excreted by the kidney, while the…

Beverages that may be beneficial to stone formers Beverages that should be avoided by some stone formers Water, flavored noncaloric waters Sugar-/fructose-sweetened beverages and sodas Light diet sodas Dark sodas…

SF-36 QoL domains Physical functioning Role limitations Bodily pain Social functioning General mental health Role limitations (due to emotional problems) Vitality General health perceptions HRQoL has been shown to be…

Fig. 7.1 Tailored nutrition therapy (From Penniston and Nakada [32]) References 1. Coe FL, Parks JH. New insights into the pathophysiology and treatment of nephrolithiasis: new research venues. J Bone…

Dietary risk Indication(s) for assessing risk Mechanism for dietary risk Suboptimal fluid intake Assess as needed, especially when: Low fluid intake results in concentrated (less dilute) urine and high urine…

Fig. 5.1 Dose-response relations for nutrients. Both deficient and excessive intake of a single nutrient or total energy result in adverse effects as illustrated in the u-shape of the curve….