potraviny/kokos/kokosova-voda/ledviny

Nefrolithiasis prevention

• Volunteers with no prior history of nephrolithiasis were recruited
• Coconut water
• water phase of the study [34]
• Participants kept meticulous food and fluid intake logs during the first phase of the study
• Were asked to replicate that diet for the second phase [34]
• In each phase the participant consumed 2L of either
• Taste of Nirvana® pure coconut water
• Tap water daily for four days [34]
• Participants were not restricted to consume additional fluid of their choice
• During days 3 and 4 of each phase the participant collected a 24-hour urine specimen
• There were 4 adult male and 4 adult female participants
• Each individual's 24-hour urine collection had a
• Creatinine excretion within 20% of the mean for each subject's four samples corroborating that all samples were collected properly
• The two samples from each phase for each individual were averaged. [34]
• Coconut water itself was also analyzed
• Calculated to have a total alkali content of 13.8 mEq/L [34]

Consumption of coconut water significantly increased:

• Urinary citrate (29%, p=0.02)
• Urinary potassium (130%, p=0.01)
• Urinary chloride (37%, p=0.03) [34]
• Without affecting urine pH (p=0.16) or volume beyond that of tap water (p=1.00) [34]