Drinking water prevents kidney stones – Dietician

A registered Dietician, Mr Aloysius Maduforo, on Tuesday said drinking plenty of water will lower risk of kidney stones.

He made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

Maduforo said researchers have found out that drinking eight or more glasses of water daily reduces the risk of kidney stones significantly.

He said: “The analysis shows that drinking water is an effective way to cut one’s risk for developing kidney stones in half.

“Kidney stones cause significant discomfort and cost, along with a potential to contribute to the development of kidney disease.

“So the confirmation of reducing risk or prevention through improved hydration is an important finding,” Maduforo added.

According to him, the current research looked at nine previous studies that included nearly 274,000 people with more than 550 people having a history of kidney stones.