What statement made by the client who has kidney stones from secondary hyperoxaluria indicates correct understanding of the role of dietary modification as therapy for this condi-tion?
A. "No modifications are needed because your type of stones is not caused by diet."
B. "I will avoid dark green leafy vegetables, chocolate, and nuts."
C. "I will avoid all dairy products and vitamin D."
D. "I will avoid wine, meat, and shellfish."
B
Secondary hyperoxaluria is caused by an excessive ingestion of foods containing large amounts of oxalate, such as spinach, rhubarb, Swiss chard, collard greens, cocoa, beets, wheat germ, pe-cans, peanuts, okra, chocolate, and lime peel.
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