Thursday, March 22, 2012
Fizzy citrus diet drinks may help stop people developing painful kidney stones, research suggests.
An ingredient in some soft drinks could be a preventive measure for those at risk of the disorder, scientists say.
The drinks - 7Up, Sunkist, Sprite, Fresca and Canada Dry ginger ale - contain high amounts of a compound called citrate.
This is known to inhibit the formation of calcium oxalate stones, the most common form of kidney stone.
Researcher Dr Brian Eisner, of Massachusetts General Hospital in
Boston, said that patients are advised to drink two to three litres of
fluids a day to reduce the problem.
'If drinking these helps reach that goal, that may be a good
thing,' he told the Journal of Urology, adding that he is not advocating
that those prone to stones 'run out and get diet soda'.






