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Kidney stones are the worst so I made some at home and tested supposed prevention methods to hopefully keep them at bay. Citrate is what doctors recommend to prevent them but how is a little lemon in your water going to stop them from forming? And are all citrus juices the same or does orange juice prevent kidney stones more than lemon juice or even grape juice? This week Alex gets the answers.

#kidneystones #citrate #oxalicacid #experiment

Credits:
Executive Producer:
Matthew Radcliff

Producers:
Andrew Sobey
Elaine Seward
Darren Weaver

Writers:
Alex Dainis, Ph.D.

Hosts:
Alex Dainis, Ph.D.

Scientific Consultants:
Michelle Boucher, Ph.D.
Leila Duman, Ph.D.

Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell

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Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568783/#:~:text=Struvite%20is%20a%20crystalline%20compound,and%20one%20anion%20(phosphate)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/calcium-oxalate-stone#:~:text=Citrate%3A%20Supplementation%20of%20the%20diet,more%20soluble%20than%20calcium%20oxalate
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8625077/