our patient consumed an estimated five times the typical quantity of oxalate daily. She ingested approximately 150 g of almonds daily … and six tablespoons (1/8 cup) of chia seeds … which ultimately caused kidney injury.
150 grams is about 136 almonds, and the chia seeds weigh 84 grams. I’m surprised it took only 234 grams (half a pound) of nuts/seeds a day to get sick but that’s still way more than most people eat and apparently the relationship between dose and kidney disease isn’t linear.
Normally, small amounts of free oxalate are absorbed by the stomach, distal small intestines and colon in humans.
That doesn’t seem like a lot. I’ve certainly gone extended periods eating more than 150g (~5.3 ounces) of nuts per day. I thought nuts were a healthy snack, and often my only breakfast is a bunch of cashews or almonds.
I noticed significant improvement in my bowel health after stopping eating nuts. They were my go to healthy snack but I don’t really eat tree nuts at all anymore. You’re only supposed to have like 2 or 3 of them at time anyway, and that’s pretty much impossible to satisfy a craving. Peanuts however have nothing to do with tree nuts. They are legumes. I still eat peanut butter and eat about a pound a week.
Apparently this can really happen.
150 grams is about 136 almonds, and the chia seeds weigh 84 grams. I’m surprised it took only 234 grams (half a pound) of nuts/seeds a day to get sick but that’s still way more than most people eat and apparently the relationship between dose and kidney disease isn’t linear.
That doesn’t seem like a lot. I’ve certainly gone extended periods eating more than 150g (~5.3 ounces) of nuts per day. I thought nuts were a healthy snack, and often my only breakfast is a bunch of cashews or almonds.
Yeah, knowing the time this takes is important. It clearly doesn’t happen for binge eating
The woman in the article already had
before her nut diet, so maybe she was more vulnerable than a healthy person?
I noticed significant improvement in my bowel health after stopping eating nuts. They were my go to healthy snack but I don’t really eat tree nuts at all anymore. You’re only supposed to have like 2 or 3 of them at time anyway, and that’s pretty much impossible to satisfy a craving. Peanuts however have nothing to do with tree nuts. They are legumes. I still eat peanut butter and eat about a pound a week.