Dietary Protein and Potassium, Diet–Dependent Net Acid Load, and Risk of Incident Kidney Stones

PM Ferraro, EI Mandel, GC Curhan… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Soc NephrolPotassium intake lowers kidney stone riskData derived from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, the Nurses’ Health Study I and the Nurses’ Health Study II show that dairy protein was linked to lower risk for kidney stones while meat protein was associated with 15% to 20% increased risk for kidney stones.On the other hand, potassium intake was correlated with almost 56% reduced risk for kidney stones.   High potassium intake means high intake of vegetables which results in urinary pH and reduce the risk for the formation of kidney stones.Early studies indicate that taking potassium citrate supplements can get rid of kidney stones in a few days.