Approximately 75% of all kidney stones are composed primarily of calcium oxalate which is what happens when Oxalates bind with calcium.
Oxalates are small molecules that are found in most foods , however certain foods contain a big amount of them.
The most well known food that contains a high amount of oxalates is spinach!
Did you ever feel like your teeth and mouth are feeling weird after eating raw spinach? These are the Oxalates in action!
Here is a list of foods high in Oxalates :
Spinach
Bran flakes
Rhubarb
Beets
Potato chips
French fries
Nuts and nut butters
So basicially why should we care for Oxalates?
Aside from causing kidney stones, Oxalates can also cause stomach aches , kidney pain and prevent absorption of minerals like iron, calcium and more.
So how can we lower the amount of Oxalates in our bodies?
- Limit the consumption high oxalate foods.
- Consume High Calcium foods together with the high oxalate foods, for example, dairy with spinach, if you are vegan you can eat brocoli, a good vegan source of calcium!
- Cook the high oxalate foods and get rid of the water, this will break down some of the oxalate chains and help you get rid of some of it.
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In kidney, when calcium binds with oxalates, it creates problem (stone) but to reduce risk of consuming high oxalate, we need to eat calcium too along with oxalates?
You need to eat calcium so that it can bind with oxalate in the stomach and intestines before it moves to the kidneys, the risk is if unbound oxalates reach the kidneys. I know it sounds counter-effective, i thought so at first too.
Here is some medical paper about it with some other methods of preventing the stones :https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1455427/
hope you find it useful :)
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