Kidney stone epidemic9 Nov 2016 21:16
Britain faces a kidney stone epidemic due to soaring numbers of fat people , a top doctor has warned.
Bhaskar Somani, a consultant urological surgeon at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, said that one in seven people are now likely to require hospital treatment for the condition.
He explained that a combination of obesity, poor hydration, high blood pressure and a lack of exercise among the population had led to a “surge” in cases.
He spoke out following his study which found the number of hospital admissions for kidney - or renal - stone treatment in England had increased by 20% in seven years, from 77,868 in 2006-07 to 93,039 in 2013-14.