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I heard that drinking a beer a day gets rid of kidney stones, is this correct?
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Yes but,,,: Apparently, there has been a study showing that coffee and beer can reduce the occurrence of kidney stones. According to the study one beer per day has been associated with a 41% reduction of kidney stone occurrence. Beer has calcium and oxalates which may help reduce stone formation in some people, however, beer is alcohol which dehydrates and has purines and so may increase stones in others.
Answered 11/27/2017
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