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Hypocitraturia, or low urinary citrate, is a known risk factor for kidney stones. Increasing urinary citrate levels decreases the risk for developing nephrolithiasis. Many dietary factors may affect urinary citrate including citrate intake, magnesium intake, the potential renal acid load (PRAL) of food and beverages, and potassium intake. In general, drinking beverages with lemon or lime juice and following a diet high in fruits and vegetables, such as the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet are recommendations that promote ample urinary citrate excretion.
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Weinandy, L. (2015). Nutrition Management of Hypocitraturia. In: Monga, M., Penniston, K., Goldfarb, D. (eds) Pocket Guide to Kidney Stone Prevention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11098-1_6
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