*Double-blinded, placebo-controlled 9-day study in 33 healthy adults eating a daily high-oxalate low-calcium diet of 2000 cal. taking 1000 ODU of Nephure enzyme with each major meal. These participants experienced statistically significant reduction in urinary oxalate levels.
Oxalate is all around us when we shop and eat, in foods from spinach and nuts to potatoes and chocolate. Yet so many people are unfamiliar with oxalate and the role it plays in nutrition every day.
Oxalate is the chemical outcome of metabolism in plants. While oxalate serves an important role in the growth and regulatory functions of plants, it serves no known benefit for your body. Oxalate that you consume becomes a waste product and is disposed of through the kidneys and urinary tract.
Oxalate is also considered an “anti-nutrient” because it binds with nutrients we need, like calcium, magnesium and iron, making them less available for your body. Read more about oxalate and its effects on your food.
More and more people are looking to oxalate-reducing or low-oxalate diets in order to help maintain kidney health. The average person eats about 250 mg of oxalate every day – up to five times the amount recommended for those who are advised to follow a low-oxalate diet.
The traditional low-oxalate diet requires eliminating oxalate-packed foods, which tend to carry many other beneficial nutrients. However, innovations like Nephure are making oxalate reduction diets easier allowing the freedom to still enjoy some of your favorite foods*.
*Double-blinded, placebo-controlled 9-day study in 33 healthy adults eating a daily high-oxalate low-calcium diet of 2000 cal. taking 1000 ODU of Nephure enzyme with each major meal. These participants experienced statistically significant reduction in urinary oxalate levels.
Nephure is a scientifically developed, patent pending, enzyme that has been lab tested to break down oxalate in your diet. Made in the USA with carefully selected ingredients of international and domestic origin, it was developed by a team of scientists with funding support from National Institutes of Health (NIH).+
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