In this week’s podcast, we discuss the alkaline diet.
According to this diet, it is in our best interest to make sure we eat more alkaline foods than acid foods, so that we end up an a more overall alkaline state.
This will supposedly protect us from the diseases of modern civilization; things like cancer, obesity and diabetes. To test this, you measure the pH of your urine using pH strips. pH is the measure of a sample’s acidity or alkalinity.
In order to get in a more alkaline state, this diet promotes the consumption of fruits and vegetables. However, what proponents of this diet don’t tell you, is that the food we eat has no effect on our blood pH.
The food we eat can and does change the pH of our urine, however, urine pH has no effect on blood pH nor has it been shown to have any impact on our overall health. So it’s a pointless measurement that provides no meaningful data.
To learn more about the alkaline diet and all its half truths and pitfalls, check out this week’s podcast!
Links To Studies Mentioned
The Effect of Acid Ash and Alkaline Ash Foodstuffs on the Acid-Base Equilibrium of Man
Influence of nutrition on acid-base balance – metabolic aspects
Meta‐Analysis of the Effect of the Acid‐Ash Hypothesis of Osteoporosis on Calcium Balance
