Nutrition & Diet Importance of Alkaline Foods-Trend for 2022

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Importance of Alkaline Foods & Diet

Alkaline foods are vital in maintaining pH balance in the body. Experts suggest that having a balanced meal with a good blend of all the food groups is important to uplift overall wellness, rather than restricting to certain food items. As per the acid-ash theory, acidic ash is believed to make you prone to illness, whereas alkaline ash is protective. Thereby choosing alkaline foods would help to keep up the pH of the body and enhance overall health.
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The alkaline diet is also called the acid-alkaline or alkaline ash diet that claims to alter the pH value of the human body, improve well-being, manage weight, and combat cancer. It is based on the concept that a few foods can cause your body to produce acid, which is detrimental. However, consuming certain foods or drinks can alter the body’s acid level or pH balance.

Food groups:


acidicneutralalkaline
MeatNatural fatsFruits
poultrystarchesnuts
fishsugarslegumes
eggsvegetables
alcohol

Benefits Of Alkaline Foods In Your Diet

One of the most important benefits of alkaline foods is that it protects bone density and muscle mass. While a high acid level in the body can cause inflammation, an alkaline diet can boost immune functions and reduce swelling and redness. By including alkaline in your diet plan, it helps in preventing obesity by lowering the level of leptin and also helps in eliminating toxins from the body.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) dietary guidelines include calorie recommendations and tips for a healthy, balanced diet. The following nutrient-dense foods are recommended by the USDA.

Vegetables and dark, leafy greensFruitsGrainsLean meatsBeans & LegumesNuts &SeedsMilk productsOils
spinachapplesquinoachicken breastlentilswalnutsreduced-fat milkolive oil
broccoliberriesbrown ricefishpeasalmondscheeseavocado oil
green beansmelonoatsturkey breastsunflower seedsyogurt
kale
swiss chard


General considerations​

  • Adopting a plant-based diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help you achieve overall wellness and protect against certain diseases.
  • Food affects the pH of your urine, but not your blood
  • It’s critical for your health that the pH of your blood remains constant.
  • If it were to fall outside of the normal range, your cells would stop working and you would die very quickly if untreated.
  • For this reason, your body has many effective ways to closely regulate its pH balance. This is known as acid-base homeostasis.
  • In fact, it’s nearly impossible for food to change the pH value of blood in healthy people, although tiny fluctuations can occur within the normal range.
  • However, food can change the pH value of your urine — though the effect is somewhat variable
    Excreting acids in your urine is one of the main ways your body regulates its blood pH.
  • If you eat a large steak, your urine will be more acidic several hours later as your body removes the metabolic waste from your system.
  • Therefore, urine pH is a poor indicator of overall body pH and general health. It can also be influenced by factors other than your diet.



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Importance of Alkaline Foods, the new trend for next year
 
You know you just cherry-picked facts from the sources you linked? Healthline literally says the opposite of what you posted, while netmeds sounds pretty scammy
 
Well there is no doubt in my mind that animal based food is "bad" and fruits and vegetables are good.
Yes, and a diet that is based around alkaline foods is optimum, however the way the information is discerned from the articles is pretty misleading
The body will always maintain it's PH, it's more a matter of the kidneys function that is important.

This explains the benefit of an alkaline diet better:
 
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