The Specific Role of Foods in Relation to the Composition of the Urine

Blatherwick, N. R.

doi:10.1001/archinte.1914.00070150122008

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“…The juice may help to prevent UTI either by favoring less adhesive bacterial strains in stools, by down-regulating the genes in the E. coli responsible for fimbrial expression, or by directly preventing E. coli from adhering to uroepithelial cells, or by a combination of all these mechanisms [43,44]. The effect of cranberry juice in preventing UTI is not related to pH, as was suggested earlier [26,43]. Doses used in clinical trials fail to acidify the urine [45].…”

Section: Berries and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Fresh juice in this study was defined as freshly squeezed juice or juice made from concentrate to correspond to 100% freshly squeezed juice without added sweeteners. A preference for berry juices The first report to support the folklore of American Indians of the protective effect of cranberry against UTI was published in 1914 [26]. Since then, several interventional trials have evaluated the effect of berries of the Vaccinium family on UTI risk.…”

Section: Berries and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Dietary factors affecting susceptibility to urinary tract infection

Kontiokari

Nuutinen

Uhari

2004

Pediatric Nephrology

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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is usually an ascending infection caused by bacteria derived from stools. Since the bacterial composition of stools is dependent on the diet, it is likely that the risk of UTI will change with changes in the diet. Most data describing diet as a risk factor for UTI come from epidemiological and interventional trials. It has been shown in a case-control setting that frequent consumption of fresh berry or fruit juices and fermented milk products containing probiotic bacteria decreases the risk for UTI recurrence in women. Several interventional trials have found Vaccinium berry products to provide protection from UTI recurrence. Probiotics have not been able to prevent UTI in interventional trials. However, the lack of an effect may be related to too low a dose or to the use of non-optimal products in these trials. Limited data are available on the effects of nutrition on UTI in children. However, there is no reason to expect that children would be different from adults in this respect. In this review, we discuss the dietary factors affecting the susceptibility to UTI.

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Section: Berries and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Berries and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary factors affecting susceptibility to urinary tract infection

Kontiokari

Nuutinen

Uhari

2004

Pediatric Nephrology

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“…has been associated with prevention of UTI for nearly 100 years [5]. In recent years, more physicians have begun recommending daily cranberry consumption as a safe alternative for UTI prevention [1,[6][7][8][9].…”

Section: Cranberry Consumption and Prevention Of Utimentioning

confidence: 99%

Bioactive compounds in cranberries and their role in prevention of urinary tract infections

Howell

2007

Molecular Nutrition Food Res

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Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) ingestion has long been associated with prevention of urinary tract infections. The beneficial mechanism was historically thought to be due to the fruit acids causing a bacteriostatic effect in the urine. However, recently, a group of proanthocyanidins (PACs) with A-type linkages were isolated from cranberry which exhibit bacterial antiadhesion activity against both antibiotic susceptible and resistant strains of uropathogenic P-fimbriated Escherichia coli bacteria. The link between cranberry ingestion and maintenance of urinary tract health as well as the structural diversity, pharmacokinetics, quantification, and bacterial antiadhesion bioactivity of the A-linked cranberry PACs are reviewed.

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“…Since the beginning of the 20th century, when the physiologists Sherman and Gettler [1] as well as Blatherwick [2] published their experimental data, it is well known that dietary composition affects urine pH and acid-base homeostasis in man [3,4,5]. In the meantime, evidence indicates that even small diet-induced disturbances in acid-base homeostasis have pathogenic effects [6].…”

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Diet-Dependent Net Endogenous Acid Load of Vegan Diets in Relation to Food Groups and Bone Health-Related Nutrients: Results from the German Vegan Study

Schmeißer

Waldmann²,

Koschizke

et al. 2011

Ann Nutr Metab

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Background/Aims:Dietary composition has been shown to affect acid-base homeostasis and bone health in humans. We investigated the potential renal acid load (PRAL) and the estimated diet-dependent net acid load (net endogenous acid production, NEAP) in adult vegans and evaluated the relationships between NEAP, food groups and intake of bone health-related nutrients. Methods: The German Vegan Study (GVS) is a cross-sectional study. Data from healthy men (n = 67) and women (n = 87), aged 21–75 years, who fulfilled the study criteria (vegan diet for ≧1 year prior to study start; age ≧18 years, and no pregnancy/childbirth during the last 12 months) were included in the analysis. NEAP values were calculated from diet composition using two models: one based on the protein/potassium quotient and another taking into account an anthropometry-based loss of urinary organic anions. Results:Mean daily intakes of phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium and vitamin C were above, and vitamin D and calcium below Dietary Reference Intake (DRI). Regardless of the model used, the diet in the GVS was characterized by a nearly neutral NEAP. A strong correlation was observed between the NEAP values of the two models (r_s = 0.873, p < 0.001). Only the consumption of fruits decreased constantly across the increasing quartiles of NEAP. Conclusions: It can be hypothesized that vegan diets do not affect acid-base homeostasis. With respect to bone health, the significance of this finding needs further investigation.

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The Specific Role of Foods in Relation to the Composition of the Urine

Cited by 111 publications

References 3 publications

Dietary factors affecting susceptibility to urinary tract infection

Dietary factors affecting susceptibility to urinary tract infection

Bioactive compounds in cranberries and their role in prevention of urinary tract infections

Diet-Dependent Net Endogenous Acid Load of Vegan Diets in Relation to Food Groups and Bone Health-Related Nutrients: Results from the German Vegan Study

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