Calcium from milk does not increase the risk of kidney stones

A study in the United States found that people who consumed the most calcium from milk had the lowest risk of developing kidney stones compared with those who consumed the least amount of calcium from milk, according to Reuters on April 5.

Scientists analyzed data from three large-scale studies with subjects of more than 1 million men and women in several decades. The data includes detailed questionnaires that are carried out periodically on the subject's feed.

They divided the subjects into 5 small groups, based on the amount of calcium used by the subjects for 20 years.

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Subjects are healthy people who have never had kidney stones.

They found that the most calcium consuming people, both from milk and other sources, were less likely to develop kidney stones, compared with the least calcium consumers.

In contrast, the most low-calcium consumers, about 150mg / day or half a cup of non-creamed milk, are 30% more likely to develop kidney stones than the most calcium consuming group, about 800 to 900mg / day, soy sauce. 3 glasses of milk.

For people who consume calcium from sources other than milk, people who consume 250mg / day double their risk of kidney stones, compared with those who consume 450mg of calcium / day.

Research shows that, in order to prevent kidney stones, there is no need to limit the consumption of calcium from milk, according to Dr. Eric Taylor, a kidney stones specialist at Maine Medical Center in Portland, USA. research.

The main source of kidney stones is oxalate, not calcium. Oxalate is found in fruits, vegetables, nuts and chocolate.

Research published in the Journal of Urology.