Grapefruit and Increased Risk of Kidney Stone Formation

• Role of Citrus Fruit Juices in Prevention of Kidney Stone Disease (KSD): A Narrative Review.

  • 2021-11-17
  • Review
  • Nutrients 13(11)
  • • Yazeed Barghouthy
    • Bhaskar K Somani

  • PubMed: 34836376
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu13114117

  4 Insights on

  • Increased Risk of Kidney Stone Formation

  • Moderate evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Three large epidemiological studies found that grapefruit juice was a risk factor for stone formation

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  not specified