Diet fads and stones: Is your diet all cracked up to what it is supposed to be?

Abstract

You are ready to begin your new diet. Your desire is to lose weight or to initiate a diet for other health-related reasons. You may have been recently diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia or coronary artery disease and your physician suggested dietary modification as an initial therapy. You may also have stress incontinence and your physician suggested that it would be ideal to lose weight. Whichever the reason, you were recommended a new diet plan. Are you aware of the risks of this diet? As you would talk with your physician about a newly prescribed medication or an anticipated surgical treatment, you want to know what the risks and benefits of these treatment options. Likewise, you should know what the risks and benefits are of your new diet. Would you be surprised to know that your weight reduction diet might also increase your risk for kidney stones?.