Sentences with phrase «against kidney stone»

Quinoa has a potential protective effect against kidney stones.

Interestingly, Martin Luther carried a piece of amber in his pocket as a protection against kidney stones.

In fact, evidence is clear that they are, in fact, helpful and important, particularly as a defense against kidney stones (by absorbing excess calcium), lowering cholesterol, (2) as an antioxidant, (3) and even protecting against cancer.

Not exact matches

Whether in a kidney or a gallbladder, the denser stones jump out against the surrounding organs, which are mostly fluid.

It plays a role in the protection against urinary tract infections (UTI) and renal stones, in salt handling in the TAL and in kidney innate immunity.

What's more, recent news headlines in the New York Times and other major publications have warned against calcium supplements for reasons ranging from pain from kidney stones to death by heart attacks and stroke caused by calcification of the arteries and heart valves.

Vitamin A deficiency has been associated with a number of prevalent diseases, including childhood asthma, 43,44 kidney stones formed spontaneously from calcium phosphate, 9 and fatty liver disease.45 Vitamin A in doses above those needed to prevent deficiency protects against oxidative stress, 46 kidney stones formed from dietary oxalate, 28 and exposure to environmental toxins.47

So that was like the dietary gospel for kidney stone sufferers until this study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, pitting the two diets against one another — low calcium versus low animal protein and salt.

«Dietary phytate» has been reported to «prevent kidney stone formation, protect against diabetes, dental cavities, [heart disease] as well as against a variety of cancers.»