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For bodily regulation of pH, see <a href="/wiki/Acid%E2%80%93base_homeostasis" title="Acid–base homeostasis">Acid–base homeostasis</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Fad diet</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/File:Outline-body-aura.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Outline-body-aura.svg/60px-Outline-body-aura.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Outline-body-aura.svg/90px-Outline-body-aura.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Outline-body-aura.svg/120px-Outline-body-aura.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">General information</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_medicine" title="Alternative medicine">Alternative medicine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_alternative_medicine" title="History of alternative medicine">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terminology_of_alternative_medicine" title="Terminology of alternative medicine">Terminology</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_veterinary_medicine" title="Alternative veterinary medicine">Alternative veterinary medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quackery" title="Quackery">Quackery</a> (health fraud)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_medicine#19th_century:_rise_of_modern_medicine" title="History of medicine">Rise of modern medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pseudoscience" title="Pseudoscience">Pseudoscience</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antiscience" title="Antiscience">Antiscience</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skepticism" title="Skepticism">Skepticism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scientific_skepticism" title="Scientific skepticism">Scientific</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Therapeutic_nihilism" title="Therapeutic nihilism">Therapeutic nihilism</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td 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<b>acid ash diet</b>, and <b>acid alkaline diet</b>) describes a group of loosely related diets based on the misconception that different types of food can have an effect on the pH balance of the body. It originated from the <a href="/wiki/Acid_ash_hypothesis" title="Acid ash hypothesis">acid ash hypothesis</a>, which primarily related to <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a> research. Proponents of the diet believe that certain foods can affect the <a href="/wiki/Acidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Acidity">acidity</a> (<a href="/wiki/PH" title="PH">pH</a>) of the body and that the change in pH can therefore be used to treat or prevent disease. However, their claims are false, and there is no evidence supporting the claimed mechanisms of this diet, which is not recommended by <a href="/wiki/Dietitian" title="Dietitian">dietitians</a> or other <a href="/wiki/Health_professional" title="Health professional">health professionals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-intelihealth_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intelihealth-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WebMD_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WebMD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-qw-nonsense_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qw-nonsense-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "acid-ash" hypothesis claimed that excess dietary production of acid was a risk factor for <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a>, but the <a href="/wiki/Scientific_evidence" title="Scientific evidence">scientific evidence</a> does not support this hypothesis.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid24094472_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid24094472-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alternative_medicine">Alternative medicine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alkaline_diet&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Alternative medicine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Alternative_medicine" title="Alternative medicine">Alternative medicine</a> practitioners who have promoted the alkaline diet have advocated its use in the treatment of various medical conditions, including <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cassileth_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cassileth-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These claims have been mainly promoted on <a href="/wiki/Websites" class="mw-redirect" title="Websites">websites</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magazines" class="mw-redirect" title="Magazines">magazines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Direct_mail" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct mail">direct mail</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Books">books</a>, and have been mainly directed at a lay audience.<sup id="cite_ref-Fenton2011NJ_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fenton2011NJ-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This version of the diet, in addition to avoiding meats and other proteins, also advocates avoiding processed foods, white sugar, white flour, and caffeine,<sup id="cite_ref-WebMD_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WebMD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and can involve specific exercise and nutritional supplement <a href="/wiki/Regimen" title="Regimen">regimens</a> as well.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaul_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaul-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alkaline diets have been promoted as supposed <a href="/wiki/Cancer_and_diet" class="mw-redirect" title="Cancer and diet">anti-cancer diets</a> based on the misconception that acidity is the cause, rather than the result, of tumour activity. Advocates sometimes advise testing urine pH to see whether the diet is working – a futile activity as urine pH does not mirror bodily pH generally.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A version of this diet has also been promoted by <a href="/wiki/Robert_O._Young" title="Robert O. Young">Robert O. Young</a> as a method of <a href="/wiki/Weight_loss" title="Weight loss">weight loss</a> in his book <i>The pH Miracle</i>. According to the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Nutrition_and_Dietetics" title="Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics">Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics</a>, portions of his diet such as the emphasis on eating green leafy vegetables and <a href="/wiki/Exercise" title="Exercise">exercise</a> would likely be healthy. However, the "obscure theory" on which his diet is based and the reliance on complicated <a href="/wiki/Fasting" title="Fasting">fasting</a> regimens and <a href="/wiki/Nutritional_supplements" class="mw-redirect" title="Nutritional supplements">nutritional supplements</a> means that this diet "is not a healthy way to lose weight."<sup id="cite_ref-Kaul_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaul-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has also been proposed that acid causes <a href="/wiki/Rheumatoid_arthritis" title="Rheumatoid arthritis">rheumatoid arthritis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Osteoarthritis" title="Osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a>, and that an alkaline diet can be used to treat these conditions. There is no evidence to support this proposal.<sup id="cite_ref-WebMDArthritis_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WebMDArthritis-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Urinary and/or <a href="/wiki/Saliva" title="Saliva">saliva</a> testing for acidity has been proposed as a way to measure the body's acidity level and therefore the level of risk for diseases.<sup id="cite_ref-Fenton2011NJ_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fenton2011NJ-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, there is no correlation between the urinary pH and the acidity of the body.<sup id="cite_ref-AICR_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AICR-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adverse_effects">Adverse effects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alkaline_diet&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Adverse effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because the alkaline diet promotes excluding certain families of foods, it could result in a less balanced diet with resulting nutrient deficiencies such as <a href="/wiki/Essential_fatty_acids" class="mw-redirect" title="Essential fatty acids">essential fatty acids</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phytonutrients" class="mw-redirect" title="Phytonutrients">phytonutrients</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-intelihealth_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intelihealth-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many websites and books promoting this diet sell courses of supplements and foods which are unnecessary to purchase even under the diet's own terms.<sup id="cite_ref-WebMD_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WebMD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The level of effort needed to use this diet is considered "high" as there are many foods that need to be excluded.<sup id="cite_ref-WebMD_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WebMD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Proposed_mechanism">Proposed mechanism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alkaline_diet&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Proposed mechanism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the traditional <a href="/wiki/Acid_ash_hypothesis" title="Acid ash hypothesis">acid ash hypothesis</a> underlying this diet, acid ash is produced by meat, poultry, cheese, <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egg_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Egg (food)">eggs</a>, and grains. Alkaline ash is produced by fruits and vegetables, except cranberries, prunes and plums. Since the acid or alkaline ash designation is based on the residue left on combustion rather than the acidity of the food, foods, such as citrus fruits, that are generally considered acidic are actually considered alkaline producing in this diet.<sup id="cite_ref-Cunningham_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cunningham-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Advocates propose that since the normal pH of the blood is slightly alkaline, the goal of diet should be to mirror this by eating a diet that is alkaline producing as well. These advocates propose that diets high in acid-producing elements will generally lead the body to become acidic and thereby foster disease.<sup id="cite_ref-WebMD_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WebMD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CCS_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CCS-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While a selectively alkaline diet may change the pH level in the urine, it has not been shown to elicit a sustained change in blood pH levels, nor to provide the clinical benefits claimed by its proponents, because it is "virtually impossible" to create a less acidic environment in the body.<sup id="cite_ref-AICR_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AICR-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the body's natural regulatory mechanisms, which do not require a special diet to work, eating an alkaline diet can, at most, change the blood pH minimally and transiently.<sup id="cite_ref-WebMD_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WebMD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CCS_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CCS-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AICR_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AICR-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A similar proposal by those advocating this diet suggests that cancer grows in an acidic environment, and that an alkaline diet can change the environment of the body to treat cancer. However, contrary to the premise of the proposal, it is rapid growth of cancer cells that creates acidic environment associated with cancer; the acidic environment does not create cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-Cassileth_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cassileth-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Extreme" dietary plans such as this diet have more risks than benefits for patients with cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-Cassileth_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cassileth-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Evaluation">Evaluation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alkaline_diet&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Evaluation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The British Dietetic Association named the alkaline diet one of the "top 5 worst celeb diets to avoid in 2018", branding it as "nonsense".<sup id="cite_ref-bda-2018_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bda-2018-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This proposed mechanism, in which the diet can significantly change the acidity of the blood, goes against "everything we know about the chemistry of the human body" and has been called a "myth" in a statement by the <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_for_Cancer_Research" title="American Institute for Cancer Research">American Institute for Cancer Research</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AICR_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AICR-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The word "myth" has disappeared from the American Institute for Cancer Research's updated article (July 2022)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>While it has been proposed that this diet can help increase energy, lose weight, and treat cancer and <a href="/wiki/Heart_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart disease">heart disease</a>, there is no evidence to support any of these claims.<sup id="cite_ref-CCS_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CCS-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The diet is not recommended by <a href="/wiki/Dietitian" title="Dietitian">dietitians</a> or other <a href="/wiki/Health_professional" title="Health professional">health professionals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-intelihealth_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intelihealth-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WebMD_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WebMD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (July 2022)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>These diets have been promoted by <a href="/wiki/Alternative_medicine" title="Alternative medicine">alternative medicine</a> practitioners, who propose that such diets treat or prevent <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heart_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart disease">heart disease</a>, low energy levels, and other illnesses. Human blood is maintained between pH 7.35 and 7.45 by <a href="/wiki/Acid%E2%80%93base_homeostasis" title="Acid–base homeostasis">acid–base homeostasis</a> mechanisms. Levels above 7.45 are referred to as <a href="/wiki/Alkalosis" title="Alkalosis">alkalosis</a> and levels below 7.35 as <a href="/wiki/Acidosis" title="Acidosis">acidosis</a>. Both are potentially serious. The idea that these diets can materially affect blood pH for the purpose of treating a range of diseases is not supported by scientific research and makes incorrect assumptions about how alkaline diets function that are contrary to human <a href="/wiki/Physiology" title="Physiology">physiology</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-qw-nonsense_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qw-nonsense-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While diets avoiding <a href="/wiki/Meat" title="Meat">meat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poultry" title="Poultry">poultry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheese" title="Cheese">cheese</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Food_grain" class="mw-redirect" title="Food grain">grains</a> can be used in order to make the urine more alkaline (higher pH), difficulties in effectively predicting the effects of these diets have led to <a href="/wiki/Medication" title="Medication">medications</a>, rather than diet modification, as the preferred method of changing urine pH. The "acid-ash" hypothesis was once considered a risk factor for <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a>, though the current weight of scientific evidence does not support this hypothesis.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid24094472_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid24094472-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alkaline_diet&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The role of the diet and its influence on the acidity of urine has been studied for decades, as <a href="/wiki/Physiologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Physiologist">physiologists</a> have studied the <a href="/wiki/Kidney" title="Kidney">kidney</a>'s role in the body's regulatory mechanisms for controlling the acidity of body fluids. The French biologist <a href="/wiki/Claude_Bernard" title="Claude Bernard">Claude Bernard</a> provided the classical observation of this effect when he found that changing the diet of <a href="/wiki/Rabbits" class="mw-redirect" title="Rabbits">rabbits</a> from an <a href="/wiki/Herbivore" title="Herbivore">herbivore</a> (mainly plant) diet to a <a href="/wiki/Carnivore" title="Carnivore">carnivore</a> (mainly meat) diet changed the <a href="/wiki/Urine" title="Urine">urine</a> from more alkaline to more acid. Spurred by these observations, subsequent investigations focused on the chemical properties and acidity of constituents of the remains of foods combusted in a <a href="/wiki/Bomb_calorimeter" class="mw-redirect" title="Bomb calorimeter">bomb calorimeter</a>, described as <a href="/wiki/Ash_(analytical_chemistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ash (analytical chemistry)">ash</a>. The "dietary ash hypothesis" proposed that these foods, when <a href="/wiki/Metabolism" title="Metabolism">metabolized</a>, would leave a similar "acid ash" or "alkaline ash" in the body as those <a href="/wiki/Oxidized" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxidized">oxidized</a> in <a href="/wiki/Combustion" title="Combustion">combustion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dwyer_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dwyer-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nutrition scientists began to refine this hypothesis in the early 20th century, emphasizing the role of negatively charged particles (<a href="/wiki/Anion" class="mw-redirect" title="Anion">anions</a>) and positively charged particles (<a href="/wiki/Cation" class="mw-redirect" title="Cation">cations</a>) in food. Diets high in <a href="/wiki/Chloride" title="Chloride">chloride</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phosphate" title="Phosphate">phosphate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sulfate" title="Sulfate">sulfate</a> (all of which are anions) were presumed to be acid forming, while diets high in <a href="/wiki/Potassium" title="Potassium">potassium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calcium" title="Calcium">calcium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magnesium" title="Magnesium">magnesium</a> (all of which are cations) were presumed to be alkaline forming. Other investigations showed specific foods, such as <a href="/wiki/Cranberry" title="Cranberry">cranberries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prunes" class="mw-redirect" title="Prunes">prunes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Plums" class="mw-redirect" title="Plums">plums</a> had unusual effects on urine pH. While these foods provided an alkaline ash in the laboratory, they contain a weak organic acid, <a href="/wiki/Hippuric_acid" title="Hippuric acid">hippuric acid</a>, which caused the urine to become more acidic instead.<sup id="cite_ref-Dwyer_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dwyer-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_uses_of_alkaline_diets">Historical uses of alkaline diets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alkaline_diet&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Historical uses of alkaline diets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historically, the medical application of alkaline diets largely focused on preventing recurrence of <a href="/wiki/Kidney_stone" class="mw-redirect" title="Kidney stone">kidney stones</a> as well as the prevention of recurrent <a href="/wiki/Urinary_tract_infection" title="Urinary tract infection">urinary tract infections</a>, by relying on the recognized ability of such diets to affect urinary pH. Years ago, such a diet was used to adjust the acidity of the urinary environment that the stones formed in, and could hypothetically help prevent stones from forming or the development of UTIs. However, the analytical methods that attempted to calculate the effects of food on urinary pH were not precise except in very general terms, making effective use of such diets difficult. Therefore, <a href="/wiki/Medications" class="mw-redirect" title="Medications">medications</a>, which can more reliably alter the urine pH, rather than diet modification, have been the treatment of choice when trying to alter urine pH.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While there have been recent improvements in recognizing different variables that can affect acid <a href="/wiki/Excretion" title="Excretion">excretion</a> in the urine, the level of detail needed to predict the urinary pH based on diet is still daunting. Precise calculations require very detailed knowledge of the nutritional components of every meal as well as the rate of absorption of nutrients, which can vary substantially from individual to individual, making effective estimation of urine pH not currently feasible.<sup id="cite_ref-Remer_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Remer-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alkaline_diet&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ineffective_cancer_treatments" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ineffective cancer treatments">List of ineffective cancer treatments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._C._Jarvis" title="D. C. Jarvis">D. C. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_pattern_diet" title="Western pattern diet">Western</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_diet" title="Mediterranean diet">Mediterranean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_diet" title="Atlantic diet"> Atlantic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_diet" title="Sustainable diet">Sustainable diets</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Low-carbon_diet" title="Low-carbon diet">Low carbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planetary_health_diet" title="Planetary health diet">Planetary health</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Religious diets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddhist_cuisine" title="Buddhist cuisine">Buddhist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_dietary_laws" title="Christian dietary laws">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diet_in_Hinduism" title="Diet in Hinduism">Hindu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_dietary_laws" title="Islamic dietary laws">Islamic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism" title="Jain vegetarianism">Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashrut" title="Kashrut">Jewish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ital" title="Ital">Rastafari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diet_in_Sikhism" title="Diet in Sikhism">Sikh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Vegetarianism" title="Vegetarianism">Vegetarianism</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Veganism" title="Veganism">veganism</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fruitarianism" title="Fruitarianism">Fruitarianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meat_analogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Meat analogue">Meat analogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milk_substitute" title="Milk substitute">Milk substitute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raw_veganism" class="mw-redirect" title="Raw veganism">Raw vegan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tofu" title="Tofu">Tofu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Semi-vegetarianism" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-vegetarianism">Semi-vegetarianism</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lacto-ovo_vegetarianism" title="Lacto-ovo vegetarianism">Ovo-lacto vegetarianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pescetarianism" title="Pescetarianism">Pescetarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pollotarianism" title="Pollotarianism">Pollotarian</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dietary_supplement" title="Dietary supplement">Supplement diets</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bodybuilding_supplement" title="Bodybuilding supplement">Bodybuilding supplements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meal_replacement" title="Meal replacement">Meal replacement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Therapeutic_food" title="Therapeutic food">Therapeutic food</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-solid diets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liquid_diet" title="Liquid diet">Liquid diets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Very-low-calorie_diet" title="Very-low-calorie diet">Very-low-calorie diet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Specific <br />restrictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calorie_restriction" title="Calorie restriction">Calorie restriction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardiac_diet" title="Cardiac diet">Cardiac diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diabetic_diet" class="mw-redirect" title="Diabetic diet">Diabetic diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elimination_diet" title="Elimination diet">Elimination diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fluid_restriction_diet" title="Fluid restriction diet">Fluid restriction diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gluten-free_diet" title="Gluten-free diet">Gluten-free</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gluten-free,_casein-free_diet" title="Gluten-free, casein-free diet">Gluten-free and casein-free</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intermittent_fasting" title="Intermittent fasting">Intermittent fasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low_sodium_diet" title="Low sodium diet">Low-sodium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low-FODMAP_diet" title="Low-FODMAP diet">Low-FODMAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet" title="Low-carbohydrate diet">Low-carbohydrate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low-fat_diet" title="Low-fat diet">Low-fat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low-fiber/low-residue_diet" title="Low-fiber/low-residue diet">Low-fiber/low-residue diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low-protein_diet" title="Low-protein diet">Low-protein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monotrophic_diet" title="Monotrophic diet">Monotrophic diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nothing_by_mouth" title="Nothing by mouth">NPO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renal_diet" title="Renal diet">Renal diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soft_diet" title="Soft diet">Soft diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Specific_carbohydrate_diet" title="Specific carbohydrate diet">Specific carbohydrate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other diets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Entomophagy_in_humans" title="Entomophagy in humans">Entomophagy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_ball_diet" title="Cotton ball diet">Cotton ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pica_(disorder)" title="Pica (disorder)">Pica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DASH_diet" title="DASH diet">DASH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inuit_cuisine" title="Inuit cuisine">Inuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIND_diet" title="MIND diet">MIND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intermittent_fasting" title="Intermittent fasting">Time Restricted Eating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liquid_diet" title="Liquid diet">Liquid diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninja_diet" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninja diet">Ninja diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raw_foodism" title="Raw foodism">Raw foodism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_military_nutrition_in_the_United_States" title="History of military nutrition in the United States">U.S. military</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fad_diet" title="Fad diet">Fad diets</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Cambridge_Diet" title="The Cambridge Diet">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macrobiotic_diet" title="Macrobiotic diet">Macrobiotic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Cleanse" title="Master Cleanse">Master Cleanse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junk_food" title="Junk food">Junk food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superfood" title="Superfood">Superfood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_4-Hour_Body" title="The 4-Hour Body">Slow-Carb</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_diets" title="List of diets">List of diets</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diet_food" title="Diet food">Diet food</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Human_nutrition" title="Human nutrition">Nutrition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Amino_acid" title="Amino acid">Amino acids</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alanine" title="Alanine">Alanine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arginine" title="Arginine">Arginine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asparagine" title="Asparagine">Asparagine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aspartic_acid" title="Aspartic acid">Aspartic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cysteine" title="Cysteine">Cysteine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glutamic_acid" title="Glutamic acid">Glutamic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glutamine" title="Glutamine">Glutamine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glycine" title="Glycine">Glycine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Histidine" title="Histidine">Histidine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isoleucine" title="Isoleucine">Isoleucine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leucine" title="Leucine">Leucine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lysine" title="Lysine">Lysine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methionine" title="Methionine">Methionine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phenylalanine" title="Phenylalanine">Phenylalanine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proline" title="Proline">Proline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selenocysteine" title="Selenocysteine">Selenocysteine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serine" title="Serine">Serine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Threonine" title="Threonine">Threonine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tryptophan" title="Tryptophan">Tryptophan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrosine" title="Tyrosine">Tyrosine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valine" title="Valine">Valine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Vitamin" title="Vitamin">Vitamins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_A" title="Vitamin A">Vitamin A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiamine" title="Thiamine">Vitamin B<sub>1</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riboflavin" title="Riboflavin">Vitamin B<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niacin_(nutrient)" class="mw-redirect" title="Niacin (nutrient)">Vitamin B<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantothenic_acid" title="Pantothenic acid">Vitamin B<sub>5</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_B6" title="Vitamin B6">Vitamin B<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biotin" title="Biotin">Vitamin B<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folate" title="Folate">Vitamin B<sub>9</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_B12" title="Vitamin B12">Vitamin B<sub>12</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_C" title="Vitamin C">Vitamin C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_D" title="Vitamin D">Vitamin D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_E" title="Vitamin E">Vitamin E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_K" title="Vitamin K">Vitamin K</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mineral" title="Mineral">Minerals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calcium_in_biology" title="Calcium in biology">Calcium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">Chlorine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chromium" title="Chromium">Chromium</a></li> <li><a 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