Bacterium May Reduce Kidney Stone Risk
Date: 20.3.2008
A common **intestinal bacterium** is associated with a significant reduction in the risk for **kidney stones**, a new study has found.
The bacterium, **Oxalobacter formigenes**, lives in the intestinal tracts of as many as three-quarters of normal adults. There it helps to digest a salt called oxalate that occurs in many vegetables, especially spinach, beets and nuts. Most kidney stones are made primarily of **calcium oxalate**.
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