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13 June 2025
Nutrients Webinar | Correlation Between Nutrition and Kidney Stones, 12 June 2025
Eating habits can strongly influence the incidence of various types of kidney stones, especially in patients identified as “Frequent Kidney Stone Formers”. Epigenetic factors can negatively amplify and facilitate the serial formation of new kidney stones, as well as the growth of pre-existing ones. As such, the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of nephrolithiasis cannot be considered truly comprehensive unless nephrologists or urologists incorporate dietary habits into the development of personalized nutritional plans, depending on the type of stones diagnosed. Nutrition itself is influenced by numerous factors, including excessive and inconsistent dietary habits; diverse food heritages from West to East; the “dietary segregation” experienced by some populations living in isolated geographical areas—even within urban environments, due to the growth of areas of immigrant populations in cities and metropolises; the economic status of affected individuals; the laboratory methods used for analysis; and, finally, the widespread and poorly regulated use (in terms of quality and quantity) of foods with varying shelf lives. These food products can affect intestinal absorption and renal load, ultimately contaminating the laboratory results necessary for accurate diagnosis. This webinar aims to focus on and deepen the understanding of these aspects, with the goal of disrupting the mechanisms underlying the recurrent formation of crystals and litholites.
Date: 12 June 2025
Time: 15:30. CEST | 9:30 EDT | 21:30 CST Asia
Webinar ID: 862 8062 9256
Register now for free!
Program
| Speaker/Presentation | Time in CEST | Time in EDT |
| Dr. Piergiorgio Bolasco (Chair) Chair Introduction—Food Additives: A New Entry in Diagnosis of Kidney Stone Disease |
15:30–15:50 | 9:30–9:50 |
| Prof. Dr. Giovanni Gambaro Understanding Kidney Stone Formation: The Role of Nutrition |
15:50–16:10 | 9:50–10:10 |
| Dr. Matteo Bargagli Dietary Strategies for Prevention of Recurrent Kidney Stones |
16:10–16:30 | 10:10–10:30 |
| Prof. Dr. Danny Gohel “Popular Diets” and Risk of Kidney Stones |
16:30–16:50 | 10:30–10:50 |
| Q&A Session | 16:50–17:05 | 10:50–11:05 |
| Dr. Piergiorgio Bolasco Chair Closing |
16:55–17:00 | 10:55–11:00 |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Please register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available for viewing.
Webinar Chair and Speakers:
- Dr. Piergiorgio Bolasco, Chronic Kidney Insufficiency Research Group, Kidney Stones Pathologies Research Group, Italian Society of Nephrology, Italy;
- Prof. Dr. Giovanni Gambaro, Nephrology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy;
- Dr. Matteo Bargagli, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;
- Prof. Dmitrios Fatouros, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Prof. Dr. Danny Gohel, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong.
Relevant Special Issue:
“Nutrition Approach in Kidney Stone Diseases”
Guest Editor: Dr. Piergiorgio Bolasco
Submissions deadline: 5 November 2025
For more information about this webinar, please visit the following link: https://sciforum.net/event/Nutrients-17.
If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact nutrients@mdpi.com.
Nutrients Webinar Secretariat
