Environmental Factors in the Pathophysiology of Recurrent Idiopathic Calcium Urolithiasis (RCU), with Emphasis on Nutrition

Overview

Journal Urol Res

Specialty Urology

Date 1992 Jan 1

PMID 1736491

Authors

P O Schwille

U Herrmann

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Abstract

A number of environmental factors are under discussion as possibly implicated in the etiology of RCU. On the basis of data in the literature and our own results, we attempted a critical weighting up of the possible contributions of climate, pollution, stress, nutrition in general and especially oxalate and minerals in the nutrition. It was concluded that there is a need for more in-depth research into the response of the body to challenges from the environment, in particular nutrition.

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