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- noun Plural form of
oxalate .
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Examples
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Some women also find that cutting down on foods that contain compounds called oxalates -- including greens, chocolate, beans and nuts -- can make their urine less irritating and help ease vulvodynia pain.
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Therefore I am trying to avoid foods such as these that are high in "oxalates".
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Chocolate also is a source of oxalates, which can increase the risk of kidney stones for certain people.
Craig Cooper: Soy: When It's Good, When It's Bad, And How To Tell Craig Cooper 2010
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Although calcium and oxalates can combine to form kidney stones, that tends to occur only if you consume lots of oxalate and not enough calcium.
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Although calcium and oxalates can combine to form kidney stones, that tends to occur only if you consume lots of oxalate and not enough calcium.
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And if you form the most common type, calcium stones, try to avoid foods high in oxalates, like beets, almonds, sweet potatoes, spinach, chocolate or soy products.
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They also eat prickly pear for water and manage to excrete the oxalates which could clog the kidneys of some other animals.
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I just finally discovered I react to the oxalates in spinach leaves.
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Some more precautions also help such as: Going light on salt consumption, reducing the amount of meat consumed, drinking several glasses of water a day, and eating foods high in calcium, which counteract any oxalates the body absorbs.
Consumption of Iced Teas might Risk you of Kidney Stones 2008
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Other foods containing high concentrations of oxalates should be avoided by the people prone to kidney stones.
Consumption of Iced Teas might Risk you of Kidney Stones 2008
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