Healthcare providers may recommend low oxalate diets to treat a variety of conditions, particularly kidney stones. However, recent research has called into question whether low oxalate diets are ...

Does higher urinary oxalate excretion predispose patients to kidney failure? Elevated levels of oxalate, a metabolite eliminated through the kidney, can be toxic. Oxalate nephropathy is characterized ...

For kidney patients, mushroom consumption requires caution. While common varieties like button and shiitake are generally ...

For those of us who have heard of oxalates (the so-called “anti-nutrients” in some plants that can block mineral absorption), the conversation was likely in relation to kidney stones, which are caused ...

There is increasing evidence that obesity is associated with increased urinary oxalate excretion, an important risk factor for calcium oxalate stone formation. By the administration of a controlled ...

The incidence of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in the US has been increasing throughout the past three decades. Biopsy studies show that both calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis ...

A popular belief suggests that drinking beer can help flush out kidney stones – but is that really true? Recently, dietitian ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elevated concentrations of serum oxalate were associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality, ...

As molecular plant pathology research advances, more and more genes are being identified with a plant's ability to defend itself against disease (see Powell et al. 2006). In order to enhance ...

The Plant Cell, Vol. 30, No. 10 (October 2018), pp. 2447-2462 (17 pages) The organic acid oxalate occurs in microbes, animals, and plants; however, excessive oxalate accumulation in vivo is toxic to ...

Rhubarb is a plant that enjoys cold climates and is found in mountainous and temperate areas of the world like Northeast Asia. The species Rheum x hybridum is commonly grown as an edible vegetable ...