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Don Saklad
Thu, Jan-18-07, 06:15
To reduce the risk of a kidney stone
a. How do you mix up lemon juice and water to provide 5.9 g
citric acid?... What measure of fresh squeezed lemon juice
to what measure of water?... What measure of bottled
reconstituted lemon juice to what measure of water?...

b. 1. What dosage?...
2. How frequently?... hourly?... daily?...

On page 483 in the Manual of Clinical Dietetics Sixth Edition
American Dietetic Assosiation 2000
> Chapter 36 Urolithiasis Description of Diet

this manual indicates...
> The use of lemonade (4 oz reconstituted lemon juice mixed
> with water to provide 5.9 g citric acid) has been shown to
> be beneficial and cost-effective compared to oral citrate
> supplements in hypocitraturic calcium nephrolithiasis.^8

...

> ^8. Seltzer MA, Low RK, McDonald M, Shami GS, Stoller ML.
> Dietary manipulation with lemonade to treat hypocitraturic
> calcium nephrolithiasis. J Urol. 1996;156:907-909