a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CpmH6pmUk9A/SdUM_GoGc1I/AAAAAAAAACA/eoCjW-8s9f0/s1600-h/childdrinkingwater.jpg”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 117px; height: 156px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CpmH6pmUk9A/SdUM_GoGc1I/AAAAAAAAACA/eoCjW-8s9f0/s200/childdrinkingwater.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”"id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320172813058208594″ //abr /March 31, 2009br /br /Dr. Pat Cassali of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reports kidney stones are “now a growing trend among children.” According to Dr. Cassali, “family history can be a risk factor, but something else has to account for the sudden rise. This problem isn’t confined to children who are overweight or have other health issues.”br /br /Dr. Cassali said that “the typical kid that comes in is a young girl between the age of eight and twelve who doesn’t like to drink a lot of water, is very active, and loves fast food.” Dr. Snyderman explained that “fast food and sports drinks have lots of salt that can strain the kidneys and cause calcium deposits to form stones.”br /br /strongDr. Grout’s Comment:/strongbr /br /Fast foods and a href=”http://www.arizonaadvancedmedicine.com/articles/diet_soda.html”sodas/a again would seem to be a culprit, whether the child is a href=”http://www.arizonaadvancedmedicine.com/articles/childhood_obesity.html”obese/a or not. Dark colas in particular contain oxalate, an acid that can lead to the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones. Phosphoric acid is thought to affect calcium metabolism in ways that might increase kidney stone recurrence risk. Let’s get back to basics – healthy food, healthy water intake – to treat an almost totally preventable disease.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4769404502414351890-2786440189645533044?l=arizonaadvancedmedicine.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div