Physiological pH is like a measure of how "sour" or "soapy" something is inside our bodies. If you think of sour things like lemons, they have a low pH. Soapy things, like baking soda, have a high pH. Our body likes to stay in the middle, not too sour and not too soapy, just right, like water. This helps everything inside us work properly. Fad diets like the alkaline or acidity diet claim that eating certain foods/drinking certain beverages can change the pH balance of your body and improve your health. However, this is not supported by science and can be unhealthy for several reasons:
1. **Misunderstanding of pH Balance**: Our bodies are very good at keeping our pH levels stable. What we eat has little effect on our blood pH, which stays around 7.4, slightly alkaline. The body uses various mechanisms to maintain this balance, regardless of diet.
2. **Lack of Scientific Evidence**: There is no solid scientific proof that these diets can cure diseases or significantly improve health. Many claims are based on misconceptions or misinterpretations of how our bodies work.
3. **Potential Harm**: at least, gastric issues such as gastroparesis. At most, death.
In short, fad diets like the alkaline or acidity diet oversimplify complex body processes and can be misleading and harmful. Save your money and avoid alkaline water. Drinking too many carbonated drinks, no matter if plain water, can create a change in the pH of the stomach, too. Look for a culprit there if you're experiencing problems.
Carni-Terri Haas
Physiological pH is like a measure of how "sour" or "soapy" something is inside our bodies. If you think of sour things like lemons, they have a low pH. Soapy things, like baking soda, have a high pH. Our body likes to stay in the middle, not too sour and not too soapy, just right, like water. This helps everything inside us work properly.
Fad diets like the alkaline or acidity diet claim that eating certain foods/drinking certain beverages can change the pH balance of your body and improve your health. However, this is not supported by science and can be unhealthy for several reasons:
1. **Misunderstanding of pH Balance**: Our bodies are very good at keeping our pH levels stable. What we eat has little effect on our blood pH, which stays around 7.4, slightly alkaline. The body uses various mechanisms to maintain this balance, regardless of diet.
2. **Lack of Scientific Evidence**: There is no solid scientific proof that these diets can cure diseases or significantly improve health. Many claims are based on misconceptions or misinterpretations of how our bodies work.
3. **Potential Harm**: at least, gastric issues such as gastroparesis. At most, death.
In short, fad diets like the alkaline or acidity diet oversimplify complex body processes and can be misleading and harmful. Save your money and avoid alkaline water.
Drinking too many carbonated drinks, no matter if plain water, can create a change in the pH of the stomach, too. Look for a culprit there if you're experiencing problems.
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