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People at risk for kidney stones (kidney stones)
- People who have had one or more kidney stones;
- People who have a family history of kidney stones;
- Men more than women;
- People living in countries with hot and dry climates or who work in very hot environments (in commercial kitchens for example), due to the higher risk of dehydration;
- People who have high blood pressure. This doubles the risk of kidney stones2 ;
- People with type 2 diabetes39 ;
- People suffering from obesity;
- People with certain metabolic diseases, such as cystinuria (too much cystine in the urine), celiac disease, hyperoxaluria (too much oxalate in the urine), hypercalciuria (too much calcium in the urine) ), renal tubular acidosis (which causes very acidic urine) or hyperparathyroidism;
- People prone to gout attacks;
- People who have recurrent urinary tract infections;
- People with inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s disease, which increases the absorption of oxalate39.