Orange juice thwarts kidney stones.

(From Business Recorder)

A daily glass of orange juice could help prevent kidney stones better than other citrus fruit juices like lemonade, says a study from the US.

"This short-term study suggests that orange juice consumption could result in biochemical modification of stone risk factors; however, additional studies are needed to evaluate its role in long-term prevention of recurrent nephrolithiasis [kidney stones]," writes Dr Clarita Odvina in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Kidney stones develop when the urine is too concentrated, causing minerals and other chemicals in the urine to bind together. Over time, these …