new YORK (Reuters Health) – among more than 78,000 women
Americans aged 50 to 70, a team noted that the
decreased risk of developing kidney first stones
to increased consumption of fluids and calcium. In
change, that risk grew higher was the consumption of
sodium.
Doctors is always worried about the consumption of calcium in
the adult greater because they are at high risk of having
osteoporosis and suffer fractures, explained Dr. Mathew
Sorensen, urologist of the Faculty of medicine at the University of
Washington in Seattle, who led the study published in
Journal of medicine.
“when calculations appear, many patients deduce that
“”
have to eat less calcium”, indicated. But “good advice
general” is to maintain the usual consumption of dairy products and, if is
ingested calcium supplementation, ask your doctor if there are
that suspend them.
The study involved 78.293 women United States
controlled for eight years. In that period, 2.5 per cent
(una_de_cada_40) developed kidney stones for the first time.
On 20 per cent of women who ingested more calcium to the
baseline had a 28 percent less chance of
develop kidney stones than the 20 per cent of which
less calcium consumed. Participants ingested about
800 milligrams (mg) of calcium per day.
And the group that drank more fluids had a 20 percent
less risk than women that kidney stones
less liquid ingested. The participants drank about 1.5
litres a day.
But increased sodium intake, increased risk of developing
calculations.
Fifth of women who took more salt was a
61 percent more likely to develop calculations than the fifth
part which less sodium consumed.
“It is very important to reduce salt consumption.” “And diet
American is full of salt”, said Sorensen.
So the people who are prone to develop calculations
kidney should learn to read food labels
and to be careful when they eat out.
As for calcium, Sorensen considered it important that
everyone, but especially older adults, know to reduce
dairy consumption favours the formation of kidney stones.
For the author, the people who are prone to developing
should be “cautious” with supplementation with calcium. But
If a woman is taking them to protect the bones, should
consult your doctor to know if you should continue using them.
“the woman you need to take a supplement with calcium, you
“”
recommend to do with food,” said Sorensen. That
mitigates any effect of the calcium in the formation of calculi.
In general, experts advise that the over 50
years dopants 1,200 mg of calcium per day. This, in fact, the
achieve very little. In the study, for example, 80 per cent
ingested more than the recommended amount of calcium.
Source: Journal of medicine, online March 14, 2012
