Melanie Betz, MS, RD, “The Kidney Dietitian” discusses how to prevent and treat kidney stones through diet.

About this episode

Melanie Betz discusses the prevention and treatment of kidney stones through diet.

Did you know that each year, more than 500,000 Americans visit the emergency room due to kidney stones; it’s estimated that approximately 1 in 10 people will develop a kidney stone in their lifetime? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Melanie Betz, MS, RD, “The Kidney Dietitian,” who will explain the reasons why the incidence of kidney stones is rising and discuss how to prevent and treat kidney stones through diet. She’ll also bust myths regarding traditional dietary approaches for preventing stone formation. She has written extensively on this topic: https://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/six-easy-ways-to-prevent-kidney-stones Related Websites: https://www.thekidneydietitian.org/category/blog/kidney-stones/

People in this episode

Host: Melinda Hemmelgarn

Guest: Melanie Betz

Topics covered

• kidney stones
• diet
• nutrition
• health
• prevention
• treatment

Keywords

• kidney stones
• dietitian
• nutrition
• prevent kidney stones
• treat kidney stones
• myths
• diet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kidney Foundation, The Kidney Dietitian

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