Year: 2025
Type: editorial
Abstract: The prevalence of uric acid nephrolithiasis and its proportion of all kidney stones, now at 14%, is increasing (1). Attention has understandably focused on modifiable factors to treat, and ideally prevent, this increasingly prevalent condition. The increase in uric acid nephrolithiasis prevalence has occurred with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome-related conditions; its greater risk in persons with these conditions might indicate shared contributing factors (2). Because diet contributes importantly to these metabolic syndrome-related conditions, including obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (2), investigators have sought to identify dietary aspects common to metabolic syndrome-related conditions and uric acid nephrolithiasis that might constitute targets for its management and/or ideally, its prevention.
Source: Kidney International Reports
Author: Donald E. Wesson
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,800
OpenAlex ID: W4410641300