The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
there is no definitive proof that vitamin C will increase kidney stones if you don't tolerate oxalates well there is a potential issue going over a thousand milligrams but definitely not at 500 milligrams and certainly not in the general population
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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It is not a concern for most people. See our kidney stone and vitamin C section on our comprehensive topic page.
I'll also address one of the big questions that people often have about vitamin C does it cause kidney stones
these studies suggest that high-dose vitamin C might lead to kidney stones in patients with pre-existing kidney impairments but vitamin C poses a relatively low risk of developing kidney stones in most healthy people