date:Apr 07, 2013
ssment, but shouldn't start changing their diets on their own, she said.
Because most kidney stones are made of calcium oxalate, it might seem counterintuitive to consume more calcium and end up with less in your kidneys, but there is theory about why it works, Frassetto said.
The real culprit is oxalate, not calcium. Oxalate is found in many foods including fruits, vegetables, nuts and chocolate, and calcium binds to it avidly.
The more calcium in the digestive tract, she said, the more oxal