Experts speculate climate change is increasing kidney stone cases

The full title: Experts speculate climate change is increasing kidney stone cases among young children: report

I'm not convinced in the least that climate change is a factor in kidney stone development, but I'm positive that the virtue-signaling buzz term "climate change" is the main factor why this article was given this title.

Experts are speculating that climate change and other factors are driving the increase in kidney stone cases among children and teens.

Doctors have not determined exactly what is driving this increase among youths but speculated that climate change, a diet of ultraprocessed foods and the increased use of antibiotics among children are causing dehydration, according to NBC News.

Notice the phrases "speculate", "speculating", "have not determined" and "but speculated that".

"While it is unlikely that climate change has been a significant contributor to the increase in kidney stones among children and adults over the last 20 years, it is likely that climate change will increase the number of people affected by stones in the future," Tasian said.

"In children, we’re not seeing that," Tasian told the outlet. "They’re otherwise healthy and simply come in with their first kidney stone for unclear reasons."

Notice again the words here, "it is unlikely that climate change has been a significant contributor" then the contradiction after, "it is likely that climate change will increase . . . stones in the future" and for "unclear reasons".

The article gives a half dozen other factors that are stated as a matter of fact, yet they tie in climate change with the words, "speculating" "speculated", "unlikely", "unclear" and "not determined".

I'm not buying this, not at all, not only that this is from FOX News, so take it for what it's worth. Plus they don't give a link to the source, so I guess FOX is the source. The only source they give is "Dr. Gregory Tasian, a pediatric urologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia" and they approached him with the question, so how do we know this Dr. even addressed that in his study?

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a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

I saw that on the news last night and had a pretty good chuckle.

Many decades ago I had my gallbladder removed at Harborview in Seattle; at the time I was 20, and the doctors were stymied. They had never seen gallstones in someone as young as me! Fast forward and it's quite common now, even in children as young as 9.

It's my belief that the western diet packed full of chemicals and empty calories is the number one cause.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

"it is unlikely that climate change has been a significant contributor" then the contradiction after, "it is likely that climate change will increase . . . stones in the future" and for "unclear reasons".

i noted in another thread that the mongers ( power or money) and their mouth pieces often say /admit to a cause for something and then in the same breath using spin and double speak say it's not the reason why.

so i guess they changed the old saying if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullsh@@ to if you can't scare them with bullsh@@, shovel some more bullsh@@ on the pile and scare them.

sorry POS they are.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

They couldn't have gone further to stress that you in fact are not supposed to be 'buying this'.

If I may add my (trigger warning!) speculation on top:

are causing dehydration

They're trying to have a debate and raise awareness about how to properly hydrate the offspring in a non-offensive way.
Because obviously parents always know everything and scientists are nothing but full of #...
alas it'd appear parents don't water their kids properly is the issue talked about without talking about.

But in this day and times if you'd say that to one of those parents they'd probably feel insulted and double down like:
A glass of milk is all the liquid a kid needs, that's how I was raised!

lol but look at you despite the pussy-footing you still found a reason to be sceptical and paranoid.

a reply to: Peeple

Until this Doctor's study is available to read, then I won't believe a word FOX says. What if this dehydration is caused by energy drinks or soda or any number of other factors, some they even pointed out? FOX News is obfuscating the truth to wave its virtue flag high in my opinion.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

That's (how the article also says) very likely the case.

But you should take a good look at yourself in the mirror if the call from a doctor to let you kid have more water, or unsweetened tea makes your conspiracy alarm bells go off.

a reply to: Peeple

Dehydration isn't the point, it's how they try to tie that to climate change with the use of such language that is likely speculation on FOX's part, not this study we may never get to see. They are manipulating the reader into believing this speculation, not making fun of it. Your attempt to spin is pretty lame.

PS: I trust my doctor, not Fox news.

I just read in some woke areas and schools kids are identifying as animals.



Not my ideology, and God Forbid, but doesn't that mean they should go to the vet?

Just drink some freakin water instead of soda and energy drinks.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

Dehydration is exactly the point as it is the main factor in causing kidney stones which is what the doctors are worried about.

The rest of it is speculation.
My personal guess'd be parents these days are just too dumb and self centred and addicted to their phones to give a # if their kids get anything to drink at all...
But climate change means some of them at least might maybe start thinking that it matters to give them an extra cup or two...
So

a reply to: halfoldman

Their parents better make sure the water bowl has fresh clean water.

a reply to: Peeple

I think you're clutching at straws to merely be contrary to my opinion, but you have a point about parents that don't care, not the rest though.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

Now granted, i haven't finished the OP, but this sure reeks an awful lot like trying to excuse VERY LOUSY parenting choices regarding foods.

Climate didn't give your kids kidney stones, the daily Mickey D's & microwavable crap diet did. Nice job, shirkers.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

Yes sure. I am the problem.
lol
Now what? Are you going to kick the bottles and cups out of the hands of random children in the streets because FOX speculated that warmer average temperatures might mean they could get easier dehydrated?

lol...just lol

a reply to: Peeple

I grew up in Florida where the heat eats you for lunch & dehydrates the meatsack swiftly. BTDT with borderline heat stroke personally.

Nobody I knew as equally underhydrated as I was by 10am had kidney stones in the 90's because of the heat. This idea smells like BS (and BO)

a reply to: Peeple

You need help. You are attempting to mis-characterize my thread and opinions and spin it out into left field. If I actually thought like that I would be considered insane. Is that what you are trying to do, make me seem insane by insinuating I would do such things?

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

Climate Change Killed my Great , Great , Great , Grand Parents . Who do I Sue ?

a reply to: Nyiah

But it adds to the problem of the kidney not being able to flush out the chemicals (which are everywhere and in everything now) as it should.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

Well yes. I am saying you went too deep down the rabbit hole and that your paranoia prevents you from correctly putting in relation what you perceive.

a reply to: Peeple

It isn't paranoid to evaluate an article for its potential as propaganda. It shows a higher level of perception and awareness to notice such discrepancies. I'm on to you and what you are attempting to do. I don't really take you seriously in anything you post, so I don't mind the barbs, fire away.