The risk of kidney stones could be increased by eating biscuits and drinking fizzy drinks, researchers warn

The risk of kidney stones could be increased by eating biscuits and drinking fizzy drinks, researchers warn Biscuits, cakes and fizzy drinks could increase the risk of getting kidney stones, researchers have warned.

A study suggests that a greater intake of added sugars - commonly found in processed food - raises the chance of developing the painful condition.

Kidney stones affect more than one in ten people, mostly aged between 30 and 60, and are caused by waste products in the blood forming crystals. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Association between added sugars and kidney stones in U.S. adults: data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2018 (open access) Frontiers in Nutrition
• Consuming foods with added sugars may increase risk of kidney stones – study The Independent