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Kidney Stones High doses of vitamin C can increase oxalate levels in the urine.2 Oxalate is a substance that can bind with calcium to form kidney stones.
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
Individuals with a history of oxalate kidney stones may need to avoid prune juice due to its oxalate content.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 15 July 2025
Research on the oxalate carbonate pathway has mainly focused on topical environments and trees that do not produce food, like the Iroko tree on the West Coast of Africa.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2025
High concentration of oxalate in the urine is known as hyperoxaluria and can be caused by certain genetic disorders or by eating large amounts of foods high in oxalate such as spinach, chocolate, nuts and rhubarb.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
Individuals with a history of oxalate kidney stones may need to avoid prune juice due to its oxalate content.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 15 July 2025
Research on the oxalate carbonate pathway has mainly focused on topical environments and trees that do not produce food, like the Iroko tree on the West Coast of Africa.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2025
High concentration of oxalate in the urine is known as hyperoxaluria and can be caused by certain genetic disorders or by eating large amounts of foods high in oxalate such as spinach, chocolate, nuts and rhubarb.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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“Oxalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxalate. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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oxalate
1 of 2 noun
ox·a·late
ˈäk-sə-ˌlāt 
: a salt or ester of oxalic acid
oxalate
2 of 2 transitive verb
oxalated; oxalating
: to add an oxalate to (blood or plasma) to prevent coagulation
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