Kidney stones can be excruciatingly painful and result from a PH that is too alkaline. In other words, when your PH is more basic, stones are more likely to form as the minerals come out of solution. A new Swiss study shows that kidney stone formers have lower consumption of vegetables, nuts, seeds, and alcoholic beverages compared with non-formers, and they are more likely to consume soft drinks. The good news is that you can reduce your risk through diet. Check out the details from MedPage in the article below Kidney Stone Formers Eat Fewer Vegetables, Consume More Soft Drinks By Jody A. Charnow Kidney stone formers have a lower consumption of vegetables, nuts, seeds, and alcoholic beverages compared with nonformers, and they are more likely to consume soft drinks, according to a Swiss study. The findings are from a study that included 261 kidney stone formers in the Swiss Kidney Stone Cohort and a control group of 197 individuals without kidney stones as documented by computed tomography. Dietitians conducted 2 consecutive 24-hour dietary recall interviews with the participants, who described and quantified every food and beverage item consumed over the 48-hour recall period. Overall, dietary intake was similar for stone formers and nonformers. Mean vegetable intake was lower among the stone formers, however. Among men, the mean intake of vegetables was 138 g/day for stone formers compared with 188 g/day for nonformers, Constance Legay, MD, PhD, of the University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, and colleagues reported in the Journal of Renal Nutrition. Among women, the mean intake was 154 g/day for stone formers compared with 214 g/day for nonformers. Read more