Sodas, ice cream, fruit punch, apple juice, canned fruit, and other food or drinks high in fructose are associated with an increased risk of kidney stones, researchers say.
Compared with the lowest quintile of total fructose intake, the highest quintile was associated with a 37% increased risk of a new kidney stone in older women, a 35% increased risk in younger women, and a 27% increased risk in men, after adjusting for potential confounders,
researchers affiliated with Harvard University in Boston reported in Kidney International (2008;73:207-212).
The authors say that “clinicians caring for patients with stone disease should ensure that individuals who decrease their intake of protein or fat do not subsequently increase their consumption of fructose-rich foods.”