Food, nutrition and public health have certainly taken a national stage, cumulating with the release of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in January. We've been getting a lot of questions about the new guidelines, and could not be more excited to welcome THE voice of food politics, Dr. Marion Nestle, to the podcast.

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Avoiding beans because of kidney stones? This episode is for you! Melanie dives into all the reasons beans are actually GOOD for most people with kidney stones - and the importance of eating them in a healthy well-balanced diet.

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Blog: Magnesium & Kidney Stones

Rodriguez A, Curhan GC, Gambaro G, Taylor EN, Ferraro PM. Mediterranean diet adherence and risk of incident kidney stones. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2020;111(5):1100-1106.

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If you've EVER been told to "just drink more water" for kidney stones, this episode is for you! Learn about how kidney stone prevention is SO much more than that, and how to begin to focus on what will ACTUALLY matter for YOU!

Tips to Ask Your Doctor for a 24-Hour Urine Test
Blog: Magnesium & Kidney Stones
Blog: Dietary Acid Load
Blog: Potassium Citrate in Food

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Unfortunately, people with kidney stones are at higher risk of heart disease. Good nutrition for your heart goes WAY beyond just "eat vegetables and low cholesterol". In this fascinating episode, Melanie chats with fellow dietitian Michelle Routhenstein about some more advanced strategies for heart health!

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Melanie answers one of her most common questions. We know eating calcium helps reduce oxalate absorption. But, how much calcium do you need based on how much oxalate you eat? Melanie shares her thoughts.

Blog: Calcium Sources For Kidney Stones

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Melanie shares updates from the Research on Calculus Kinetics (ROCK) meeting last week. An overview of all the exciting research going on to make lives better for people with kidney stones.

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Dr. Joshi, a nephrologist at NYU Langone passionate joins Melanie to chat about all the ways more plant-forward diets are good for kidney stones - as well as what current fad diets are likely adding to the rise in kidney stones.

Afternoon Rounds: Dr. Joshi's Website

Zayed S, Goldfarb DS, Joshi S. Popular Diets and Kidney Stones. Advances in Kidney Disease and Health. 2023;30(6):529-536.

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