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Study Says Global Warming May Increase Kidney Stone Disease

By on July 17, 2008

A US study predicts more Americans would likely suffer from kidney stones in the coming years as a result of global warming.

Kidney stones are often caused by dehydration from high heat conditions or by not drinking enough liquid. If global warming continues as projected by United Nations Panel on Climate Change, the United States can expect as much as a 30-percent growth in kidney stone disease in some of its driest areas, according to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.


Margaret Pearle, senior author of the study from the University of Texas said: “This study is one of the first examples of the global warming causing a direct medical consequence for humans.”

“When people relocate from areas of moderate temperature to areas with warmer climates, a rapid increase in stone risk has been observed. This has been shown in military deployments to the Middle East for instance,” Pearle added.

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