Patients with a history of kidneystones exhibited decreased levels of sodium and calcium in their urine as a consequence of reduced dining out during the pandemic.
in 2020 as they switched to home cooking, and the reductions have persisted even as restaurants have reopened.
Researchers from the Department of Urology at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York,"Subjectively, we noticed our friends, families and our patients reporting that they starting cooking more at home and started eating less out at restaurants; one patient called it the 'COVID-19 diet,' " said David Schulsinger, MD, an associate professor of urology at Stony Brook and the senior author of the study.
Levels of urinary sodium decreased from 166.15 ±7.5 mEq/L pre-COVID to 149.09 ±7.6 mEq/L during the pandemic , and to 138.55 ±6.83 mEq/L in the last time frame . Urinary calcium fell from 214.18 ±13.05 mEq/L pre-COVID to 191.48 ±13.03 mEq/L . Calcium levels remained improved, at 185.33 ±12.61 mEq/L, in the post-COVID period , according to the researchers.
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