Grapefruit and Increased Urinary Citrate Level

• 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 Urinary Citrate Level

  • Moderate evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Ten small prospective clinical studies found that orange, grapefruit, and lemon juices all increased urinary citrate levels

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  not specified