This article is from Sally K Norton on how Kidney Failure was stopped on a low oxalate diet. Sally K Norton is the author of "Toxic Superfoods", a book all about Oxalates and the harm they are causing.
In this case the Kidney Failure was due to weight loss surgery.
Key Points for Kidney Health
Minerals are lost from foods and the body due to high oxalate content of our diets.
Oxalates causes gut damage, and damage to other organs too.
Spinach has a lot of soluble oxalate in it.
Bacteria that degrade oxalate are in short supply, cannot be replaced with probiotics and can only do so much to protect us from high oxalated foods.
A low oxalate diet can be perfectly nourishing and safe. We have no nutritional requirements for any high oxalate food.
Medical paper on the impact of Oxalates on the Kidneys/Kidney Failure.
Dietary Oxalate Intake and Kidney Outcomes
Oxalate in Kidney Disease. Harvard research.
Oxalates don't only impact upon the kidneys, oxalates received by consuming high oxalate foods are involved in all degenerative conditions and chronic diseases. Bear in mind that one medium sized potato is nearly 80mg of oxalates and women only excrete 30mg per day in their urine. Men excrete 40mg in their urine per day. Children can't excrete oxalates at all.
Animals also suffer from high oxalate diets e.g. dogs that get degenerative conditions and chronic diseases. One of the reasons that I have stopped giving my dog any sweet potato and have reduced the amount of carrot that he is allowed to have. Pumpkin is a good alternative if you make homemade treats and so is swede. I also ground up pumpkin seeds to put in his treats too.
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