The acid–ash hypothesis states that when there are excess blood protons, bone is eroded to
provide alkali to buffer the net acidity and maintain physiologic pH. There is concern that …

Modern Western diets, with higher contents of animal compared to fruits and vegetable
products, have a greater content of acid precursors vs. base precursors, which results in a …

Nutritional strategies for optimising bone health throughout the life cycle are extremely
important, since a dietary approach is more popular amongst osteoporosis sufferers than …

Nutritional strategies for optimisingbone health throughout the life cycle are extremely
important, since a dietary approach is more popular amongst osteoporosis sufferers than …

The acid ash hypothesis proposed by Wachman and Bernstein (1) in 1968 put forth the
paradigm that the net acid produced from the Westernized diet could contribute to the …

Background Modern diets have been suggested to increase systemic acid load and net acid
excretion. In response, alkaline diets and products are marketed to avoid or counteract this …

The acid‐ash hypothesis posits that protein and grain foods, with a low potassium intake,
produce a diet acid load, net acid excretion (NAE), increased urine calcium, and release of …

Human metabolism leads to the production of∼ 1 mmol/kg of acid (protons, H+) per day,
which is termed endogenous acid production. 1, 2 Additional endogenous acid production …

The urine-acidifying properties of food constituents depend on their content of non-
oxidizable acids or precursors. Acidifying constituents such as animal proteins may …

Background The acid-ash hypothesis posits that increased excretion of" acidic" ions derived
from the diet, such as phosphate, contributes to net acidic ion excretion, urine calcium …