date:Dec 20, 2018
lacking in Singaporeans' diets, said Dr Tan. Furthermore, although it sounds paradoxical, calcium can also prevent kidney stones. Calcium in the diet binds to the oxalate in food, thus preventing the absorption of the oxalate, which is a key component of some types of kidney stones, said Dr Tan.
In fact, the solution to stone prevention may be as simple as meeting your daily calcium intake of 1,000mg per day, according to The University Of Chicagos Kidney Stone Evaluation And Treatment Program.