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6. Understanding oxalates in your diet

Oxalate is derived from plants and, in the body, an end product primarily excreted by the kidneys. Some oxalate is absorbed in the gut, but the amount depends on the diet. Low calcium diets have been linked to increased oxalate absorption, and small bowel reabsorption syndrome and imbalances in the gut biome can also affect oxalate absorption and excretion.

calcium oxalate stone from the kidney closeup. urolithiasis.

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