The Hidden Epidemic: What Every Dietitian Needs to Know About Kidney Stones
The Hidden Epidemic: What Every Dietitian Needs to Know About Kidney Stones
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Kidney stones are a rapidly growing public health problem affecting 1 in 10 adults and climbing. In children, kidney stones have increased nearly 4-fold over the past 20 years. Unfortunately, kidney stones are often simply seen as a nuisance. The metabolic causes and consequences of kidney stones are often not appreciated.
This session will uncover why kidney stones really are a metabolic problem - and therefore how and why nutrition should be an integral part of care. The potential harm and limitations of the status quo, "low oxalate diet" for kidney stones will be explored, as well as how common nutrition patterns, such as low carbohydrate or "carnivore" diet, impact stone risk.
Attendees will learn how to interpret 24-hour urine results to apply practical, evidence-based strategies to prevent stones - and reduce the risk of common co-morbid conditions. This session will give you the confidence to provide individualized, effective MNT to help prevent this painful, costly, and underappreciated condition.
Planned with the Renal Practice Group
CPEU: 1.50 (Valid Until September 15, 2029)
Learning Objectives
- Describe the metabolic pathways and systemic consequences that contribute to kidney stone formation, including links with bone, cardiovascular, and metabolic health.
- Evaluate how popular diet trends-such as ketogenic, plant-based, and high-protein diets-affect kidney stone risk and composition.
- Interpret 24-hour urine test results to design personalized, evidence-based nutrition interventions for kidney stone prevention.
Performance Indicators
- 9.1.1 Interprets and applies the appropriate evidence-based literature and standards for determining nutritional needs of target audiences.
- 9.2.2 Keeps abreast of and incorporates current evidence-based practice related to the management of diseases and clinical conditions.
- 9.2.4 Integrates new knowledge of disease states and clinical conditions into practice.
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