Open AccessCaffeine intake and the risk of kidney stones
Author(s) -
Pietro Manuel Ferraro,
Eric N. Taylor,
Giovanni Gambaro,
Gary C. Curhan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.114.089987
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney stones , caffeine , cohort , cohort study , prospective cohort study , urine , lower risk , incidence (geometry) , uric acid , physiology , confidence interval , physics , optics
Although caffeine intake may increase urine calcium excretion, caffeine-containing beverages have been associated with a lower risk of nephrolithiasis.
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