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Title
Obesity, weight gain, and the risk of kidney stones.
Authors
Taylor, Eric N; Stampfer, Meir J; Curhan, Gary C
Abstract
Larger body size may result in increased urinary excretion of calcium, oxalate, and uric acid, thereby increasing the risk for calcium-containing kidney stones. It is unclear if obesity increases the risk of stone formation, and it is not known if weight gain influences risk.