Alkaline Diet - What If It's Wrong?

Alkaline diet advocates claim that their diet can help people lose weight, gain energy, and resolve many chronic health problems without drugs or surgery. On the other hand, skeptics say that the alkaline diet is just another fad diet that is not supported by scientific evidence. For my part, I believe that some, not all, of the health claims made for the alkaline diet are supported by science. However, I want to take a little different approach in this article. What if the science turns out to be wrong, and acid-alkaline balance has no effect on human health?

Again, I am confident that this is not the case. But you may not share my confidence in the alkaline diet. And some skepticism about all diets is warranted. After all, it seems we are constantly reading in the newspaper that eggs are bad for us, then they're good for us again, or that vegetables prevent cancer -- but oops, this new study says that they don't. So it's always a good idea to consider the worst-case scenario. We hope that the alkaline diet turns out to have many benefits, but at least we want to make sure that it won't cause us harm.

So let's talk about the specific foods that are emphasized and avoided on the alkaline diet. This diet encourages us to reduce or eliminate consumption of meat, dairy products, eggs, and processed foods that are made with refined starches and sugars. At the same time, it encourages us to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, certain whole grains, lentils, avocados, and healthy oils like olive oil and flaxseed oil. In short, the alkaline diet is similar to the Mediterranean diet and certain vegetarian diets, which means that the alkaline diet is a balanced approach to nutrition.