Posts Tagged ‘kidney stones’
Ice tea is no doubt one of the most favorite drinks of a huge majority of people in the summer but recently some really drastic results of ice tea usage have been found by the urologists.
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Actually the ice tea contains high concentration of Oxalate and this is the main element that leads to the formation of Kidney stones.
Marc Mulac a 48 years old person was a great fan of ice tea and he takes at least six glasses of it in a day, according to him “Iced tea was very refreshing, cheap to buy and easy to make.” Unfortunately this habit of Ice tea consumption leads him to the concentration of painful kidney stones that finally lead him to the surgery in Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, Ill.
Dr. John Milner, assistant professor, Department of Urology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill while talking about the Ice tea and its affects said that “For people who have a tendency to form kidney stones, it’s definitely one of the worst things you can drink.”
Health conscious consumer always look for health-friendly diets, however, these consumer must keep in mind that many foods look health-friendly, but they are not in actual. Only few are aware of the fact that low-fat products have higher amounts of sodium than full-fat foods.
These are the findings of a report that has been published online in Consumer Reports magazine Monday.
In their study, the researchers analyzed nearly 36 common consumer food products available at supermarkets and they found higher amounts of sodium in some unexpected products even including such products as didn’t taste salty.
Jamie Hirsh, who is a health editor at Consumer Reports, states in a news release: “We have found that many low-fat food products available in the markets have higher amounts of sodium, as sodium is used in these foods to compensate flavor.”
