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099 Don't Forget! Drink Water This Summer!

099 Don't Forget! Drink Water This Summer!

Update: 2025-06-11
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Kidney stones are more common in the summer. Melanie dives into some interesting research about kidney stones and temperature, and shares some tips to stay out of the ER with kidney stones this summer.

Fakheri RJ, Goldfarb DS. Ambient temperature as a contributor to kidney stone formation: implications of global warming. Kidney International. 2011;79(11):1178-1185. 

Tasian GE, Pulido JE, Gasparrini A, et al. Daily Mean Temperature and Clinical Kidney Stone Presentation in Five U.S. Metropolitan Areas: A Time-Series Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2014;122(10):1081-1087. 

 

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099 Don't Forget! Drink Water This Summer!

099 Don't Forget! Drink Water This Summer!

Melanie Betz MS, RD, CSR, FAND