Publisher's Synopsis
Some people report that the alkaline diet raises the body's pH to make it less acidic and more alkaline. The diet's proponents say that this promotes weight loss and fights disease. However, there is no evidence to prove this.Some research suggests that following an alkaline diet might improve health in people with kidney disease. However, it does not achieve this by changing blood ph.Rather, the alkaline diet encourages people to eat more fruits and vegetables and fewer processed meats and high-fat dairy products. For this reason, the alkaline diet may still improve health.A handful of studies also show that eating low-acid foods improve health, even though they do not increase blood ph.
