Excerpt from European Association of Urology:
- Study by researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corp. discovered that Americans suffering from kidney stones doubled between 2007 and 2010.
- Dr. Charles D. Scales, Jr, MD. of UCLA reviewed responses from 12,110 individuals found that between 2007 and 2010, 8.8% of the U.S. population had a kidney stone – one out of every 11 people.
- The obesity rate in 1994 was 23%. Today more than one-third of all American adults are obese today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“People should consider the increased risk of kidney stones as another reason to maintain a healthy lifestyle and body weight. But physicians need to rethink how to treat and, more importantly, prevent kidney stones.”
– Christopher S. Saigal, MD, of UCLA
The physicians at Heal n Cure have been rethinking how to treat and prevent many diseases related to obesity for over 8 years. Our INSPIRE™ Core Wellness program effectively serves as a health and wellness program personalized for each patient through a physical examination and a study of the patient’s medical history, biochemistry analysis, and bio-impedance-analysis. Our physicians and staff will help ensure your weight loss goals are met while addressing any underlying causes of disease. At Heal n Cure, our Top Tier physicians evaluate a patient as a whole instead of focusing on one specific problem and effectively provide guidance on the root cause of health issues.
Kidney stone prevalence doubles in wake of obesity epidemic
