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Vitamin D does not increase the risk of kidney stones

Nature Reviews Urology volume 10, page 678 (2013)Cite this article

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An analysis of GrassrootsHealth data for 2,012 participants followed prospectively for a median of 19 months has shown no link between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of 20–100 ng/ml and kidney stones. Vitamin D levels of 40–60 ng/ml have been shown, in previous studies, to reduce the risk of diseases such as breast cancer, colorectal cancer, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes mellitus, but concerns have been raised regarding an increased risk of stones with vitamin D supplementation.

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  1. Nguyen, S. et al. 25-hydroxyvitamin d in the range of 20 to 100 ng/ml and incidence of kidney stones. Am. J. Public Health 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301368

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Vitamin D does not increase the risk of kidney stones. Nat Rev Urol 10, 678 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2013.260

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