Hiding within many of our most nutritious foods is a naturally occurring compound that deserves more attention than it typically receives. Oxalic acid, also known as oxalate, exists in varying amounts ...

These days we hear a lot about foods that have made it into the health food Hall of Fame: foods like kale, sweet potatoes and almonds come to mind. Doctors and nutritionists praise these foods for ...

When a particular eating plan becomes super popular all of a sudden, it's worth looking at with skeptical eyes. After all, plenty of diets that started out as legitimate, expert-backed plans designed ...

Oxalic acid, or oxalate, is a naturally occurring organic compound in plant foods like vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts. Your body also produces small amounts of oxalate. Oxalic acid is sometimes ...

The condition itself isnt well understood, but some health experts believe its caused by autoimmune issues. Avoiding certain ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My blood pressure crept up on me, and I went on medication. I had been eating what I thought was a healthy diet to keep my blood pressure in check. My nutritionist suggested to me I ...

I have a long history of calcium oxalate kidney and bladder stones. My urologist recently recommended a low-oxalate diet to mitigate stone recurrence. Unfortunately, the diet is so restrictive that I ...

Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine. Dear Dr.

Kidney stones are way more common than most people think, and if you’ve ever had one, you know how brutally painful they can ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My blood pressure crept up on me, and I went on medication. I had been eating what I thought was a healthy diet to keep my blood pressure in check. My nutritionist suggested to me I ...