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To: Lane3 who wrote (1496)	10/5/2008 10:02:25 AM
From: freelyhovering	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39297

I had the stones once also and stay away from spinach, beets, and ice tea and drink a whole lot more water. My Urologist was surprised that I got em since I was already in my 60's with no previous history. I also was doing the Atkins diet and I think that contributed greatly to the condition. U of Tx Southwestern Med School had a small study that showed that the Atkins diet took away the bodies natural protection for Kidney Stones in some individuals. I haven't been able to find it in the literature and perhaps the makers of Atkins products bought them off.