Excessive consumption of mineral water causes kidney stones
Evidence consistently refutes the claim that mineral water causes kidney stones; instead, studies demonstrate that mineral water consumption increases urine output and can reduce the biochemical risk factors associated with stone formation.
The retrieved scientific literature directly contradicts the claim that excessive mineral water consumption causes kidney stones. Multiple clinical and population-based studies (e.g., Sarica et al., 1996; Nejmark et al., 2018; Siener et al., 2025; Rogers et al., 1998) indicate that drinking mineral water increases diuresis and favorably alters urinary parameters—such as reducing calcium oxalate and uric acid supersaturation—thereby lowering, rather than increasing, the risk of nephrolithiasis.
Martino Marangella, Corrado Vitale, Michele Petrarulo, Lidia Rovera, Franca Dutto. Effects of Mineral Composition of Drinking Water on Risk for Stone Formation and Bone Metabolism in Idiopathic Calcium Nephrolithiasis. 1996. https://doi.org/10.1042/cs0910313
The study demonstrates that mineral water consumption increases urine output and decreases stone-forming risk factors such as calcium oxalate supersaturation.
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Aleksandr I Nejmark, Igor P Saldan, Andrej V Davydov. Use of mineral water in rehabilitation therapy of patients with nephrolithiasis. 2018. https://doi.org/10.17816/uroved8218-23
Clinical evaluation shows that drinking mineral water as part of rehabilitation therapy helps reduce urinary oxalate and uric acid excretion and increases daily diuresis.
Zulfikar Ali, Reginald Rustandi, Mohammad Sulchan, Ponco Birowo, Tri Indah Winarni. Comparing the risk factors of nephrolithiasis in Asian countries population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/20905998.2023.2254960
Population-based findings indicate that consuming bottled or mineral water is associated with a lower risk of nephrolithiasis compared to other water sources.
Katharina Mansouri, Thierry Hanh, Andreas Hahn. Hydration Meets Regulation: Insights into Bicarbonate Mineral Water and Acid-Base Balance.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17142291
Review evidence highlights that bicarbonate-rich mineral water increases urine pH and decreases the excretion of stone-forming constituents like calcium and oxalates.
A L Rodgers. The influence of South African mineral water on reduction of risk of calcium oxalate kidney stone formation.. 1998. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9594989/
Research shows that mineral water rich in calcium and magnesium favorably alters urinary risk factors and reduces the likelihood of calcium oxalate stone formation.
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