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Suggest Food Items That Are Low In Calcium-oxalate
Question: TRYING TO FIND AGREEMENT ON LOW OXALATE FOODS IS MORE THAN A LITTLE FRUSTRATING ! HARVARD NOW SAYS THAT BLUEBERRIES ARE LOW OXALATE WHERE AS THEY WERE ALWAYS LISTED AS HIGH ON MOST OTHER SITES. HERE IS MY QUESTION; ARE RAW PUMPKIN SEEDS LOW OXALATE? I HAVE VIEWED SITES THAT SAY THAT COOKED PUMPKIN SEEDS ARE HIGH OXALATE, BUT WHAT ABOUT RAW PUMPKIN SEEDS? ALSO ANYONE WHO COMES UPWITH A LOW OXALATE ENERGY BAR IS GOING TO FILL A SIZABLE NITCH IN THE FOOD MARKET.
Brief Answer:
Research shows pumpkin seeds lower oxalate
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for writing into health care magic.
This is Dr.Riyanka, glad to answer your query.
There has been medical research in the recent past on consumption of pumpkin seeds and analysis of oxalate and tendency to form oxalcrystalluria in a group of children in Thailand.
This research shows that pumpkin seeds lowered calcium-oxalate crystal occurrence and calcium level but increased phosphorus, pyrophosphate, glycosaminoglycans, and potassium values in urine as compared with orthophosphate supplementation. Pumpkin seeds provide high phosphorus levels and can be used as a potential agent in lowering the risk of bladder-stone disease.
The link for the article abstract is as below.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
Hope your query on pumpkin seeds and low oxalates is answered.
If there are any more clarifications kindly write back to me.
Thank you,
Dr.Riyanka
Research shows pumpkin seeds lower oxalate
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for writing into health care magic.
This is Dr.Riyanka, glad to answer your query.
There has been medical research in the recent past on consumption of pumpkin seeds and analysis of oxalate and tendency to form oxalcrystalluria in a group of children in Thailand.
This research shows that pumpkin seeds lowered calcium-oxalate crystal occurrence and calcium level but increased phosphorus, pyrophosphate, glycosaminoglycans, and potassium values in urine as compared with orthophosphate supplementation. Pumpkin seeds provide high phosphorus levels and can be used as a potential agent in lowering the risk of bladder-stone disease.
The link for the article abstract is as below.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
Hope your query on pumpkin seeds and low oxalates is answered.
If there are any more clarifications kindly write back to me.
Thank you,
Dr.Riyanka
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