A case study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examines how one patient’s switch to a carnivore diet increased ...

These stones include calcium oxalate stones, which account for roughly 70% of all kidney stones, and the less common calcium phosphate stones. Both calcium and sodium are electrolytes, which are ...

Sodium causes the kidneys to excrete more calcium, which increases the chance of developing calcium oxalate stones as well as calcium phosphate stones. A high sodium intake also increases the risk ...