title: Should dietary calcium and protein be restricted in patients with nephrolithiasis?
abstract: Renal stone disease is a painful condition that affects 1-20% of the general population. Therapy aimed at decreasing the incidence of recurrent stones includes dietary advice. Dietary considerations include intake of both calcium and protein. Calcium restriction in stone formers is not recommended because it can have adverse effects on bone and the incidence of stones. Although a high-protein diet can elevate urinary calcium, uric acid, and sulfate and decrease urinary citrate, which may alter the propensity to form stones, restriction of protein to less than the current RDA for the management of stone disease can not be recommended at this time.
authors.affiliation: Mineral Bioavailability Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D019815:Oxalic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000652:urine; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D002118:Calcium