UroToday.com - Oral intake of either alkali in any form or citrate can help increase urinary citrate concentration. In this article, the authors have provided some alternatives to the now classic use of lemonade (e.g. 1 liter of water and 60 cc (2 ounces) of freshly squeezed lemon juice or 7.5 cups of water and ½ cup of ReaLemon concentrate) to increase urinary citrate levels; however, lemonade will not alter the urine pH the way potassium or sodium citrate will as these forms of citrate contribute to an alkali load thereby increasing both citrate levels and the urine pH...
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