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eppur_se_muova

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3. Don't overdo it -- black tea has oxalate, which burdens kidneys:
Sat Oct 7, 2023, 08:31 AM
Oct 2023
https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2015/04/not-sweet-too-much-iced-tea-causes-kidney-failure

Green tea, on the other hand:

However, after multivariable adjustments, only green tea intake was negatively associated with the risk of nephrolithiasis.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1014491/full

i.e., Green tea can help prevent kidneystones.

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