Low Carb Diets and Kidney Stones
By - Posted on November 3, 2011
When you ask Jimmy Moore a question about low-carb diets, stand by because he is ALL over it! Wait ’til you see the information he pulled together for me on whether or not low-carb diets cause kidney stone formation!
Do Low-Carb Diets Cause Kidney Stones? (Jimmy Moore helps get to the bottom of the issue!)
His links were right on with one thing, but I am not sure there was enough emphasis to highlight this: a no-carb diet can have a diuretic effect. Anyone who is dehydrated is at higher risk of developing kidney stones. Naturally this could be helped by drinking a lot more water. It isnt really an issue with kidney damage or eating a higher ratio protein to carbohydrate, but rather an issue of simply not getting enough water. Dehydration can happen to anyone regardless of diet.