DHN 510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Acute Kidney Injury, Calcium Oxalate, Juice Fasting

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: Dietetics and Human Nutrition
• Course: DHN 510
• Professor: Dr. Tammy Stephenson

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For the reading assignment please insert your answers into this document after each question. Be sure to be complete/detailed with your responses. While i certainly encourage you to talk with your friends in the class about the assignment, the assignment itself must be completed independently and using your own words. Assignments must be typed and are due at the beginning of class. Let me know if you have any questions and happy reading! Green smoothie cleanse causing acute oxalate nephropathy causes acute kidney injury with the potential for progression to end-stage renal disease. Five foods that are particularly high in oxalate are spinach, okra, rhubarb, beets, and baked potato. Oxalate is an acid found in many plant products and produced from amino acid metabolism. The kidney is the only organ that excretes it and excessive oxalate in the kidney binds to calcium, which forms the calcium oxalate crystals.