SC - low calcium diet help

Michael Macchione ghesmiz at UDel.Edu
Mon Jul 20 07:43:24 PDT 1998


On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Alma Johnson wrote:

> 
> >Cranberry juice is *more* acidic than orange or lemon juice?
> >
> >Stefan li Rous
> 
> 
> No, but it is a urinary acidifier.  So is blueberry juice.  For this
> purpose, it's not the acidity of what goes in your body as much as the
> acidity of what comes out that matters.
> 
> And FYI, cranberry (or blueberry juice, if you can get it) is only effective
> for prevention of urinary tract infections.  If you already have a UTI, it
> has the opposite effect of aggravating the infection.


I was also told to avoid cranberries, since they are high in oxalate (the
other chemical that makes up kidney stones.)  


Kael


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