Mediterranean diet decreased chances of kidney stones
Diet plays an important role in the formation of kidney stones. Recent data shows a link between having a Mediterranean dietary pattern and decreased chances of developing stone disease.
Decrease your chances of forming kidney stones
A well designed trial from the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Follow-up (SUN) Cohort Project followed 16,000 patients for a mean of 10 years and examined the relationship between how strongly patients adhered to a Mediterranean diet and their risk of developing new stone disease. Persons who stuck closest to the diet had a 35% lower risk of forming stones than those who did not.
Mediterranean diet: a heart (and kidney) friendly choice
Key components of the Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet emphasizes:
The Mediterranean diet traditionally includes fruits, vegetables, pasta and rice. For example, residents of Greece eat very little red meat and average nine servings a day of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables.
Grains in the Mediterranean region are typically whole grain and usually contain very few unhealthy trans fats, and bread is an important part of the diet there. However, throughout the Mediterranean region, bread is eaten plain or dipped in olive oil — not eaten with butter or margarine, which contain saturated or trans fats.
Nuts are another part of a healthy Mediterranean diet. Nuts are high in fat (approximately 80 percent of their calories come from fat), but most of the fat is not saturated. Because nuts are high in calories, they should not be eaten in large amounts — generally no more than a handful a day. Avoid candied or honey-roasted and heavily salted nuts.
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Adherence to the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Incidence of Nephrolithiasis in the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Follow-up (SUN) Cohort Leone A., Fernandez-Montero A., de la Fuente-Arrillaga C., Martinez-Gonzalez M.A., Bertoli S., Battezzati A., Bes-Rastrollo M. (2017) American Journal of Kidney Diseases,
Decrease your chances of forming kidney stones
A well designed trial from the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Follow-up (SUN) Cohort Project followed 16,000 patients for a mean of 10 years and examined the relationship between how strongly patients adhered to a Mediterranean diet and their risk of developing new stone disease. Persons who stuck closest to the diet had a 35% lower risk of forming stones than those who did not.
Mediterranean diet: a heart (and kidney) friendly choice
Key components of the Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet emphasizes:
- Eating primarily plant-based foods, such as fruits and vegetables; switching to whole grains, legumes and nuts like almonds, cashews and walnut
- Replacing butter with healthy fats such as olive oil and canola oil; dipping bread in flavored oil instead
- Using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor foods
- Limiting red meat to no more than a few times a month, about a deck of card in size when you do have it, and using lean (or fat-trimmed) meat
- Eating fish and poultry at least twice a week; using fresh or water-packed tuna, salmon, herring or mackerel (not preserved in high sodium preservatives); avoiding fried fish
- Drinking red wine in moderation (optional), that is, one glass with dinner. If you don't drink then no need to start now, though
- Getting plenty of exercise
The Mediterranean diet traditionally includes fruits, vegetables, pasta and rice. For example, residents of Greece eat very little red meat and average nine servings a day of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables.
Grains in the Mediterranean region are typically whole grain and usually contain very few unhealthy trans fats, and bread is an important part of the diet there. However, throughout the Mediterranean region, bread is eaten plain or dipped in olive oil — not eaten with butter or margarine, which contain saturated or trans fats.
Nuts are another part of a healthy Mediterranean diet. Nuts are high in fat (approximately 80 percent of their calories come from fat), but most of the fat is not saturated. Because nuts are high in calories, they should not be eaten in large amounts — generally no more than a handful a day. Avoid candied or honey-roasted and heavily salted nuts.
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Adherence to the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Incidence of Nephrolithiasis in the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Follow-up (SUN) Cohort Leone A., Fernandez-Montero A., de la Fuente-Arrillaga C., Martinez-Gonzalez M.A., Bertoli S., Battezzati A., Bes-Rastrollo M. (2017) American Journal of Kidney Diseases,