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A high Oxalate Snack?

Bethenny, let's talk about what's actually in this snack. Potato chips. Everything bagel seasoning (yes, it's high oxalate). Then black pepper on top. Also high oxalate. You can pile these on without even realizing it and suddenly you have a snack that is quietly eroding your kidney health one bite at a time. And Bethenny, you have stage 3 chronic kidney disease. This is not a great idea. Calcium oxalate stones are the most common kidney stones. About 10% of people will develop a kidney stone during their lifetime. The increased load of dietary oxalate presented to the kidneys has been linked to calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis, acute and chronic kidney disease. A low oxalate diet has been shown to have a positive effect on patients suffering from kidney stones. You could absolutely com…