05/13/2026
Yep! I get ENDLESS questions in my email and DMs about "how much oxalate is in x,y,z food" or if a certain food is "high" oxalate.
It PAINS me to get these questions because I KNOW if I give a number or say something is "low" oxalate, people will take that as this food is "good" or "bad" for kidney stones.
GUYS! A low oxalate is NOT the answer to stopping your kidney stones.
In fact, I'd argue a strict low oxalate diet could make stones more likely! HOW? When you look at ANY research that has EVER been published in terms of what foods and dietary patterns actually prevent stones, they are ALL diets pretty high in oxalate!
Diets rich in LOTS of fruits, veggies, whole grains and plant proteins are always associated with fewer stones. Yes, they do have a lot of oxalate in them. But they are also PACKED with kidney stone FIGHTERS like alkali, magnesium, phytate and so many other things!'
Does oxalate not matter at all!? Of course not. But the key is eating those HEALTHY higher oxalate foods in a WELL BALANCED DIET to reduce how much oxalate gets absorbed (which is a LOT more that just calcium!), not avoiding them all together.
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