Dr Puneet Agrawal's World of Health

 Oranges and Kidney Stones: Are They Safe to Eat? If you suffer from calcium oxalate kidney stones, you’ve likely been told to follow a low-oxalate diet. Since oranges are often labeled as "high oxalate," many patients avoid them entirely. But is that necessary? The Oxalate Paradox: Most of the oxalates are in the orange peel and pulp. By juicing the orange, you remove the stones-forming oxalates (29mg down to 2mg) while keeping the beneficial citrates. As a surgeon with 40 years of experience, here is the medical truth about oranges, juice, and your kidneys. The Oxalate Paradox: Fruit vs. Juice Surprisingly, there is a massive difference between eating a whole orange and drinking its juice: Whole Orange: Contains approximately 29 mg of oxalate . Orange Juice (1 Cup): Contains only about 2 mg of oxalate . Why the difference? Most of the oxalates in an orange are found in the organic fibers (the pulp and peel). When juiced, these oxalates are largely left behind. Why Orang...

 गुर्दे की पथरी के मरीजों को टमाटर तथा उसके बीज क्यों नहीं खाने चाहिए।  एक बार पथरी बनने पर उसको दुबारा बनने से कैसे रोकें  Why we should not eat tomatoes in Kidney Stones ? Most common kidney stones are calcium oxalate stones containing calcium and oxalate-oxalic acid. If you want to cofirmm your type of stone, send the passed stone for chemical evaluation or send your urine for examination. Body produces Oxalates in our liver from amino acids proteins and also formed when we metabolize vitamin c. 20-40% of oxalates come from our food. Oxalates are found in nuts, fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. Tomatoes are botanically fruits. In 1893 a US supreme court directed that it will be considered as vegetables. Tomatoes are considered notorious in forming kidney stones especially its seeds. People think in kidney stones we should not eat any thing containing seeds. Is it True ?  Contrary to general belief scientists have cleared that there is no role of tomatoe...