Question

A person suffering from kidney stones is advised to avoid excess intake of spinach and beet roots in his diet. What could be the possible reason?

• A. Spinach and beet root have more calcium oxalate.
• B. Spinach and beet root have more water content.
• C. Spinach and beet root's unwanted digested products cannot be filtered.
• D. Spinach and beetroot pigments have adverse affects on health.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Spinach and beet root have more calcium oxalate.

Calcium oxalate is an excretory product of plants stored in vacuoles of plant cells and they are the main components of kidney stones. This compound is abundant in spinach and beet roots. So they are not included in diet to avoid further complications in a person suffering from kidney stones.