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Changing life styles consequent to economic growth and dietary habits have been suggested as factors in the increasing incidence of urolithiasis in industrialized countries. A possible relationship between stone-formation and increased ingestion of animal protein1 as well as increased sugar consumption2 have been suggested.
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Zechner, O., Scheiber, V. (1981). Alcohol as an Epidemiological Risk in Urolithiasis. In: Smith, L.H., Robertson, W.G., Finlayson, B. (eds) Urolithiasis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8977-4_52
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