Kidney stones are an important human ailment that has gained popularity these days. It has been termed as one of the most painful human disorder. It is the kidney stones that are common in all age groups and both the sex. It is remarkably painful and highly problematic ailment. There have been a number of studies and researches undertaken in order to help spread information about kidney stones. It is believed that more information about a disease helps in preventing from spreading and treating to some extent.



Latest study undertaken has indicated that kidney stones have a close relation to the intake of tomatoes. It is believed that intake of tomatoes to a high quantity is not as fruitful in comparison to other vegetables. Rather, there is a false belief that the risk of kidney stones gets more, if one keeps on taking tomatoes especially raw tomatoes in diet. The study confirms that eating tomatoes as well as eating more green leafy vegetables and vegetables with seeds such as brinjal, ladyfinger does increase the consumption of oxalate which is a very important component of calcium stones. However, the oxalate that comes in the urine is only 10% from the ingested products, 90% of urinary oxalate comes from the body’s own formation. And for this, as yet, we have no medications to put that into solution. However, the high intake of citrate causes increase solubility of calcium oxalate and thereby helps in preventing stone formation.

Hence, the studies have proved that it is a common myth that intake of tomatoes increases the risk of kidney stones in a person. Rather, the truth is that intake of tomatoes with other green vegetables is good for preventing and to some extent curing kidney stones.