Article: Metabolic syndrome raises risk of kidney stones.(INTERNAL MEDICINE NEWSBRIEFS)

Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have found that patients suffering from metabolic syndrome--a combination of conditions that includes obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol--are more likely to develop highly acidic urine, which increases the risk of kidney stones The results of the study were reported in a recent issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The research team recorded the height weight, ...

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