Exploring the Potential Relationship Between Phytate Ingestion, Urinary Phytate Excretion, and Renal Stone Risk in a Unique Human Model: No Hard Evidence in Support of Phytate as a Stone Inhibitor

Dietary phytate (IP6) enjoys a reputation as an inhibitor of calcium renal stone formation, although there are very few human studies to support this notion. In South Africa, urolithiasis occurs in the white (W) but is rare in the black (B) population. We undertook this unique human model to further investigate the IP6 theory.
Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research