Acid In Your Diet and Why It Matters for Your Health | The Exam Room

[@Music1art]

I used to suffer from acute gastritis for several years. I tried all medical resources available in the USA but was never healed. I transitioned to a totally vegan diet in 1998 and could not realize how and when my gastritis totally disappeared forever in possibly a few months after the new diet. It's been 23 years since I've been vegan and I enjoy much more health today than at any other time in my life.

[@spandel100]

Every time I just get even a glimpse of Hana in a thumbnail I am there.What a wonderfully intelligent woman who is making sense of things.Thank you Hana...and of course Chuck.

[@calmheart1782]

My mother’s parents were poor and only ate meat mostly on Sunday. They had a garden and grew their own vegetables. They had a couple of pecan trees and pear trees. My mom is 86 now, very strong and healthy. I think it’s like Dr. Lustig said, ‘It’s not the food, it’s what’s been done to the food’ that’s the problem.

[@Phoenix-lc7jv]

She is always so sunny, and informative!

[@ShahidKhan-qw8yk]

Chuck , what a beautiful guest you have, I have listened her 3 podcasts with you and every single one is full of incredible information and lastly, she is always smiling, His Bless,

[@DebbieG89]

Thank you Dr. Kahleova! Love it when you share about the research you have been doing!

[@esfromec1]

Very useful information. Thank you for putting this out there.

[@patticurry565]

Chuck, I believe Brooke Goldner, MD published research showing the connection between auto immune disease and inflammation.

[@Gracegenesis]

I've been a vegan, eliminating any animal-based good for the past two years. This is my ESG. Now that I learned how wonderful the plant-based died is, I would like to step up to learn, as Arlene M said, more practical advice/information to optimize our vegan approach. To further enhance my vegan life, I need a concrete advice. Looking forward to your videos moving forward!

[@natureasintended]

Dr McDougall's Starch Solution is very popular and long-term sustainable. You can see him on his youtube TED talk too.

[@fracritel]

Gets a book by Brenda Davis called vegan express that’s the short version which is a huge book there’s a longer version as well if you really want every little nuance in scientific study there is stew was too much for me you’ll have a masters degree in how a balanced nutrition Make sure you don’t have any gas shortages what you need to eat how much you need to eat etc. you’ll be white years ahead of most people that have not read the book even some of the most experienced people out there you can get it on Amazon it’s not very expensive good luck

[@holistichealthtransformati4849]

When I heard it...i remember the book I'm reading - "The pH Miracle" by Dr Robert Young. Truly the plant based is the victor to get a balanced pH. Im glad to hear it from youn Dr Hana. Thank you.

[@brendafosmire6519]

Super duper interesting. I love when you bring these new science reviews to the show. LOVE IT>

[@lawrencelawrence3920]

I regards to an acid diet...since I switched to a plant based diet I no longer smell the acidity on my clothes after I take a shower or sauna.

[@ima7333]

My grandma used to smell like meds & chemical until i fed her my 2 smoothies a day and limit her meat consumption to once a week. I’m pretty sure in your case your urine must’ve not smell so putrid.

[@shinigglory3689]

Thanks Dr for this informational ❤️❤️

[@lindaripp5902]

I learned so much. Thank you.

[@betzib8021]

It's not whether there is acid in the food itself...its what minerals and elements are left behind after they "burn".

[@memomsorganicfarm528]

What a groundbreaking research I've been looking for this question for so long the acid load of each product and how it affects our health thank you so much

[@StarvingMyselfToLIFE]

Chuck is built for this podcast game. Another great one!!

[@cmj5281]

Love your show! I watch often. Plants are healing🍎🫐🍓🥬🥒🥦I continue to pray for the day “ when no one will say I am sick” Isaiah 33:24

[@joywhitley3141]

Amen!

[@richardnorrismd]

The answer to why animal foods are inflammatory has to do with the fact that arachidonic acid is found in high concentration in animal foods, but not in plant foods. Arachidonic acid is one of the main components of prostaglandins, a major mediator of inflammation. That's how non steroidal anti inflammatory meds work, by blocking the formation of prostatglandins.

[@joywhitley3141]

Wow, that sounds like it correlates to why whole food plant based eating reduces inflammation. Thanks!

[@ItsmeCote]

I like her. She's always smiley and a great mood. That's very uncommon from East European folks.

[@gula_rata]

is she a Russian?

[@citadelofwinds1564]

I love hearing about the science and research supporting vegan diets. Happy to nerd out when you guys provide facts and figures and charts.

[@Alykat736]

What about decaf (Swiss water process) organic coffee and different kinds of teas? Is there safe place for those to be consumed ?

[@juliastantic3033]

Great information. Can you tell which is better, millet, barley or oats? Thank you.

[@anthonyromano8565]

I can geek out over Potential Renal Load when I debate keto proponents.

[@domenicmonardo5549]

Hope you get better soon

[@anthonyromano8565]

@@domenicmonardo5549 I considerate it a sport.

[@juliepayn7696]

She is wonderful

[@BethShearon]

Can a diet be too alkalizing? Thank you! 🥦

[@yankee2666]

Yes, but you're better off being more alkaline. Acid-producing foods leave a residue sometimes known as 'acid ash' which disturbs the ph balance. Unless you're prone to stones or take useless colloidal minerals, you probably won't overload on alkalinity. If you look at cultures worldwide it will be apparent that the more grown product eating, the healthier the population. So, yes, you're far better off being vegan or vegetarian. I have a book written and published on these topics. She's entirely correct.

[@chiyerano]

Yumm, baked potatoes and spinach. My type of food.

[@AzerPaul]

Very impressive interviewee.

[@gregmeissner9960]

How do we know that pH is an independent, causative factor and not just a parallel to lower cholesterol, lower fat, higher fiber, higher antioxidants, etc?

[@TheHouseofFruits]

Super, really super session as always

[@timmybear4449]

Interesting presentation. How much of this weight loss was muscle loss?

[@rosemarycooper1572]

She says every time “that’s a great question ‘ a bit irritating but sh’s brilliant on her knowledge of acidic foods and how to get the best out of our diets. I eat far too much cheese and will now cut down. Our bodies are amazing machines and we must look after them .

[@sundikjenstad8222]

I’m dealing with a special diet for my dog because he had bladder stones. It’s funny how I’m studying food & its PH. This was so interesting to me … to understand the PH more on depth for humans too.

[@lindapesnell5723]

❤️Very Informative Thank You So Much❤️

[@relaxo2739]

Yes it would be really great to have a more specific content… and take a dive within the plant based diet and go above the animal Vs non-animal food debate (as most of us are already vegan) How to optimise / lower your acidity within a plant based diet? Thank you!

[@arleenm7367]

I really appreciate the Physicians Committee for having these discussions. However it seems to me much of it is "preaching to the choir" since the majority here are already plant based. Many of us don't need to be persuaded. Please make some content for people who are already plant based and need to have our diet optimized. Thanks!

[@relaxo2739]

That’s a very good comment !

[@davycrockett8886]

There was information on different types of plant based foods pH influence.

[@leycroftcoman5487]

I disagree a worthy video to all .

[@k.h.6991]

If you look at their most popular video's (on their KZbin channel-page), you'll see titles there that will appeal to a broader, not yet plant based audience.

[@leizee1224]

Yea we get it, meat bad, plants good. Now how do we optimize a plant based diet. Questions like how does a high protein (food/supplements) vegan diet fare in terms of pH, etc.

[@falconone7230]

Not going against the science but i never thrived physically or performed better in the gym from eating plant based. I declined in physical performance and also became unhealthy in more ways than one. I believe there's a missing link with nutrition,because of that I added a variety of foods in my diet with a combination of animal products,healthy fats and vegan products. Now I'm thriving again physically 💪

[@andrewilson8096]

Nutrients are key here (minerals)... you can't eat a narrow variety of foods and expect the best performance as an athlete on a plant based diet. Seamoss would have helped bridge that nutrient gap, since it's loaded with the minerals you usually get from animal products, without the acid loading qualities.

[@thomaspomeroy5678]

She is my favorite of your experts. They are all good, but she is my favorite.

[@swee-chekyeoh3876]

Hi Dr Hana Kalaova Thank u for such an enlightening talk You mentioned alkaline water briefly What is the acid load, is it beneficial?

[@rodp7803]

I love this show!

[@alexharrison9340]

As a sixties child, i thoroughly recommend acid in the diet, as long as it's vegan.

[@justme1778]

How can you follow a diet very low on cholesterol and stay heat healthy, what about hormones, we know that we make our hormones from cholesterol

[@karena.627]

@@justme1778 Our bodies make all the cholesterol we need for our cells, hormones, heart, brain, and body.

[@francomalankini7052]

Very usefull, and what about wine?

[@mjs28s]

I just calculated my score for a whole day and got -92.64

[@conisalgado1294]

Dr ray peat says cheese is actually alkaline ash after it’s digested as it has high calcium especially Parmesan. Can you explain this

[@AlaOM7149]

Did anybody look at sprouted legumes and grains or sprouted breads?

[@k.h.6991]

Since sprouting wouldn't make much difference to the protein-content, it would not make much difference to the PH-balance. Healthy foods though. Great to have in your dietary mix.

[@5sasamama117]

Very informative topic… I will start vegan life to be healthy.. thanks and God bless

[@davinpersaud8261]

How about lentils, beans , millets food in acid loads ?

[@ChristineAngelfa]

Is this different than how Dr. Jamie Koufman and Jonathan Aviv talk about foods that are alkaline and acidic? I know lemon for sure is something I avoid due to lpr

[@ki5ngau]

The crazy part is Chuck looks better now then I first started watching this channel. Congrats Chuck!

[@reejuvideo456]

There is a 26% weight loss simply by diet that is more alkaline , is quite remarkable, it may explain why some people despite counting calories simply are not able to lose weight Very interesting, dr Campbell's China Study also brings a correlation of high protein diet associated with more kidney issues, vegan diet aside from cancer also helps that the metabolic diseases I was very surprised to hear how it improves athletic performance and no wonder so many athletes are going vegan and they're at the top of their career, world's number one in tennis is a vegan, and Williams sisters who dominated the tennis world for almost two decades are vegan & they were not as good before being vegan. Explanation why citrus fruits are alkaline still not fully clear to me except the part that he doesn't have the protein and amino acid. But study after study shows that vegan diet makes people lose weight more than anything, so in the world of clinical medicine her word, especially she has peer reviewed paper in repudiated journal.

[@Sammyli99]

I can't help thinking it's taken us 10,000 years to figure out that the Stomach is important...It's a BIG LOL.

[@Klfo777]

Scientists knew years ago but it’s just now getting popular

[@Sammyli99]

@@Klfo777 You mean like a new generation is uncovering what the old generation didn't give a fook about because Mum and Dad both worked for Big Pharma and Kellogs.

[@jasonneysha]

What is the acid load of drinking sodas or using artificial sweeteners?

[@fpark101]

How about dietary acid load for apple cider vinegar and lemon?

[@Chill_Jill]

What about coffees and teas?

[@Tehstool]

I know coffee is slightly acidic, but not sure of tea. I'd imagine it's close to neutral.

[@Chill_Jill]

@@Tehstool Thank you 😊

[@jasminealixandranorth]

Coffee is highly acidic as are black teas. Green teas and herbal teas are Alkalizing.

[@Chill_Jill]

@@jasminealixandranorth Thank you

[@chrispicakes6577]

I make cold brew coffee-it needs to be diluted with water because it makes a concentrated mix. I use a paper filter to help remove some of the oils from the coffee too. Cold brewing reduces the acidity by 50%. I also used to use alkaline water to cold brew and dilute when I had issues with silent reflux. Make sure you cold brew in the fridge if using alkaline water. People usually brew 12-20 hours when cold brewing. Regular cold brew lasts 2 weeks in the fridge before diluting, but I’m not sure about it being made with alkaline water. I originally did it because I was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis and was buying really expensive low acid coffee and found out you could get the same result with cold brewing. I still heat up my cold brew for hot coffee. The term “cold brew” refers to the method of brewing, you don’t have to drink it cold.

[@senoradelvita]

I wonder if the study covered the acidity/alkalinity of nuts.

[@lesliekisser3354]

What about vinegars?

[@cammieklund]

It's acidic. The body has to draw calcium from your teeth and bones to buffer it. Vinegar is touted as a health food when it infact contributes to osteoporosis if you eat it daily.

[@ima7333]

@@cammieklund that’s not true. Naturally fermented vinegar is alkalizing in the body but it’s the lactic acid. The acetic acid i’m not so sure of since chemically synthesis vinegar is acidifying.

[@cammieklund]

@@ima7333 Vinegars are most certainly not alkaline for the body. Vinegars are acidic bcs of the acetic acid, yes. Doesn't matter how it's fermented. They are all as bad. They draw calcium from teeth and bones and they force the stomach glands to empty out all their content to buffer the acetic acid. That can temporarily feel like it's helping the digestion bcs of all of the digestive fluids that are expelled from the glands. But that is extremely taxing for the stomach glands and their ability to manufacture sufficient amounts of digestive fluids are impaired, meaning the digestion gets impaired. The stomach loses the ability to properly kill off pathogens and digest foods. There's really NOTHING good about vinegars. Source : Anthony William, aka the Medical Medium. Listen to his podcast about vinegars.😊🌸

[@GiuseppeZompatori]

@@cammieklundYour source is a quack. He spreads pseudoscientific quackery. European countries high in vinegar consumption like Greece and Italy are very healthy, among the healthiest countries in Europe. They are the only European countries in the Blue Zone... Vinegar is an important component of the Mediterranean diet since 1000s of years, one of the healthiest omni diets. None of the made up side effects you cited have been observed with a normal vinegar intake. The source you cited simply makes stuff up. Notice how he never posts links to any scientific evidence.

[@cammieklund]

@@GiuseppeZompatori That "quack" ' s diet advice and protocols healed me from being bedridden from excruciating pain from EDS, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, neurological issues and so on when my own education as a Nutritional therapist didn't help much, nor did conventional medicine or alternative medicine. I struggled for 25 YEARS, bouncing between doctors, nutritional interventions and so on so forth. So to say that he is a quack is just ill informed. Thousands of people have healed from debilitating diseases with his protocols. Have you read his books, listened to his podcasts, watched his lives on KZbin and Instagram? Do you have any idea what you are even talking about when it comes to him or are you just making judgments without actually knowing what you are talking about? Check him and his books out, it's LIFECHANGING. Best regards!🌸

[@thisbee66]

How does pH effect bones? Bravo!

[@babahere8532]

Acidity causes osteoporosis on the long term. The body neutralize PH by drawing calcium out of bones which weakens bones and leads to fractures.

[@Tehstool]

@@babahere8532 No it doesn't. The body uses the calcium you eat to neutralize acid.

[@davycrockett8886]

@@Tehstool But what if you are not getting enough calcium or alkaline foods? Then it may need to pull minerals from the bones.

[@11235Aodh]

@@Tehstool Both are used.

[@babahere8532]

Good discussion. Muscles and our skeletal system are not the only buffer in our body.. However decades of acidic diet load may lead to osteopenia. There have been research in the osteopenia treatment with Alkali to prevent progression to osteoporosis. As long as kidneys ok it will keep our PH neutral

[@cesarhernandez7108]

You shouldnt worry about the nourinshments you ingest becasuse your body will balance your ph automatically. So you can eat vegetables, fruits, meat, the chemistry of your body will balance the acid and alkalinity of blood and body.

[@Crazydoglady.]

Great subject 👍🏻

[@vernanarzekalski3484]

What’s in bread that makes it acidic? Gluten?

[@leycroftcoman5487]

Protein content ?

[@Tehstool]

Protein and phosphorus content. It has a minor amount of both hence why it's slightly acidic. I wouldn't avoid grains because of this since protein and phosphorus are required nutrients. You're going to have to overtake some acid load.

[@leycroftcoman5487]

I think its about balance not stressing over one particular food in our diet .

[@tracysmith245]

just found out putting folic acid in bread in the uk

[@lordkedos]

Bread is not human food, it is like sponge. It sucks stomach acid and make it harder digest other proteins. It has high glycemic index and can cause diabetes. It grows fungus in gut. If you can’t eat something raw then don’t put it in your mouth and skin.

[@pujaverma5053]

fantastic

[@kyledan9405]

the link to the study doesn't work

[@almonddaniel2073]

Processed food is more inflammatory than fresh food, and inflammatory food will exhaust alkaline minerals reserves in our body. As a result, we can say, highly refined oils are alkaline exploiting and depleting. Hence, high protein diet build up uric acids, also food get more acidic in oxidative condition, cooking or decomposing process.

[@UV0023]

OK so how about a high protein vegan diet?

[@believing24.t.7correctly]

I frickin luv u people

[@chiyerano]

And you are loved.

[@siddhantbhagat7216]

I heard lemon is good for liver what do you thing about that.

[@lf7065]

Grains and legumes are very acidic, as is all fruit except a ripe banana. I've read several books on this topic for many years. This is not new science. It's advised to eat a 80% alkaline & 20% acid diet daily, ideally. Lots of greens and potatoes with more acidifying sides to balance the meal. 🙂🌱

[@bernardedwards8461]

It's all too complicated for me. I'll just stick to a balanced diet which includes fruit and veg, but also lots of dairy products, some fish, but vey little meat. I seem to be thriving on it. At the age of 83 I have a 32" waist and can run 4 miles in 42 minutes on a good day. I don't have a phobia about sugar and salt, though most foods these days have reduced salt content. I haven't had a flu jab or a covid jab, because I don't need them. Haven't seen my GP for 7 years. I neither know nor care what my cholesterol levels are.

[@Yourdeadmeat69]

NOT IMPRESSED. What's your A1C? What's your fasting insulin score? What's your CIMT? Family history? The virus doesn't care how healthy you think you are, but it likes how sick you could be with something called comorbidities. A waist less than 50% your height is a great indicator of low BMI, but looks as if that was pure luck. Your body, your "submarine" has great defenses but those pitted against the virus have to be tailored for that specific challenge. Without antibodies, you've elected to put a screen door in that well built finely tuned SUBMARINE. I'm 75, I'm keto carnivore, GOT 3 PFIZER JABS, and to boot my 'scores' sparkle. This lady is 25 years BEHIND current diet science, and you're on a great train about to be derailed by seed oils. GMO vegetables man's never consumed but for the last 200 of 2 million years on earth, preaching eating plenty of hay and grass as if that was meaningful. GLTU.

[@bernardedwards8461]

@@Yourdeadmeat69 My height is 6 feet. I dont monitor boring things like footsteps, BMI, cholesterol, etc. Never been jabbed because I didn't need it, so for the duration of the pandemic I've been mixing unjabbed with covid infected people and to the best of my knowledge haven't caught it. I don't have comorbidities.

[@Yourdeadmeat69]

@@bernardedwards8461 Unless tested, you've zero to indicate comorbidities except what I just advised as a good height to waist ratio. I challenge you to have the guts, to check, because "I don't want to know" comes across loud and clear. And it's not selling.

[@bernardedwards8461]

@@Yourdeadmeat69 I'm not selling anything, I do what's good for me and other people can do as they please. You're right, I don't want to know what my BMI, is or my cholesterol levels, or blood pressure etc. I do want to know how fast I can run 4 miles every week, how it compares with previous weeks, and I will find out next Friday. I can't be bothered to keep pestering my GP as most people do. I haven't seen him for 7 years.

[@Yourdeadmeat69]

@@bernardedwards8461 I rest my case. Good luck on your run.

[@brianmpando843]

Plant based diet is always the best

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

Not!!!!!!

[@rl9808]

Don’t forget to eat some beef.

[@Meathead-10810]

Why would you want a less acidic stomach?

[@fredallen5999]

Yes I have kidney dysfunction and get gout attacks when I start adding animal products too my whole food plant based diet. I was told by my dr. I have acidic blood several years back. So I refused drugs and improved my blood work by diet. Which works until I start cheating with animal products. Temptation is not a good word in my language lol!

[@kakisage2907]

Lovely and natural lady who doesn’t even wear any make up. She surely has more important things to worry about other than futilities. And being Vegan is just perfect!

[@annaal7480]

She has make up on

[@Atheria444]

I’m a LONG term vegan but have osteoporosis so I REALLY need to get my diet more alkaline. This was helpful. I just don’t like millet.

[@andrewilson8096]

Inflammatory manufactured oils if in your food will exasperate your condition and limit your detoxification process. If you can include sea moss in your diet daily and cut out all manufactured foods including processed oils and foods, over a three month period you should see much better results. A fermented tonic of sarsaparilla or tea could also help you greatly.

[@kavanschindler9425]

We are supposed to eat tubers and pigs... also we need salt, clay and sodium... Eating above ground plants is insane.

[@thelasteventhorizon]

I liked the part where she said “dietary acid load.”

[@carlor.s.4742]

The body's PH is not uniform. It differs in different areas of the body. I have heard many dietary experts pan the Vegan diet for what that is worth.

[@marcdebruyne3258]

Dr robbert morse tell it for years

[@vanihansen2136]

Everytime I eat bread I gain weight.. my fiance loses everytime he eats bread.. I don't get it.. I'm eating whole wheat.. he eats white bread.. but white bread still makes me gain.. I think I have way too much acid in my body from all the meat I used to eat.

[@rtype1309]

Is this alkalinity and acidity in the stomach or "the body" also doesn't your body "ALWAYS" make hydrochrolic acid? were these studies done separating the diets meat only (real not processed) vs plants only (not processed) was that done and quantified? It has to be done fairly...

[@ima7333]

Renal acid means in your kidney. Acid load in your food renders your pee acidic. You can test it w/ a ph paper or meter. You don’t want to pee H2SO4. It’d wreck havoc in your body and very taxing on your kidney

[@ksitigarbha9787]

I think HCl gets released and this is evidenced by me reading somewhere that the resting stomach ph is 4-5ph if I remember correctly. For the people tested. Obviously if you eat a fruit diet, then im guessing the pH of the stomach doesn't need to drop down to 1- 2 as in breaking down meat protein

[@mjs28s]

"Is this alkalinity and acidity in the stomach or "the body" also doesn't your body "ALWAYS" make hydrochrolic acid? " The idea of being acidic or alkaline is not what the food is if your tested it before you ate it nor is it about what happens in your stomach. It is about the rest of your system, including kidneys (like Ima pointed out). As far as foods go, lemons are acidic outside the body but when they are digested they are an alkalizing food (as stated in the video). The video is specifically about what is going on after ingestion and digestion of the food you eat and not your stomach acid or the pH of a food before it is broken down.

[@rtype1309]

@@ksitigarbha9787 also, isn't it far more difficult for the body to break down plant sinks/fibrous natural... Animal skin/meat yes but plants..no. I think that's why cows have another stomach to process the huge amount of plant material

[@rtype1309]

@@ima7333 so basically if you eat meat you pee h2so4.. ? So all meat eaters would internally burn their urethras? And is that any King of meat or processes meats, what of insects and worms or emails etc?... Is it the protein content that causes this? Very confusing... Doesn't seem real..

[@subjectandpredicate7172]

Trouble is, plants have feelings too! Can't you hear plants scream, when you break them or pull them from the Earth? Only cruel people could be vegetarians. Cruel people eat meat or vegetables. Cruel, cruel people!

[@cigileyAtTR]

She has some interesting things to say but is no Dr Mcdougall. I also feel something is off about her.

[@natural_law_nutrition]

15:30 its because of the phosphorus

[@dapawap]

What about plant based cheeses & soy milk? Anyone know the answer?

[@andrewilson8096]

If it has processed vegetable oils and are manufactured, you're only making yourself sicker slowly. All the foods beneficial to you are natural, not man made. If you want plant based milk, make it from scratch. You can look up the videos on the toxic vegetable oils being added to your foods. They use it in factory made plant milks alot to stretch the milk. It's basically oil and other artifical additives instead of milk.

[@arebolar]

When you see that something as harmful as sugar is “neutral” in the pH system, you realize that there is something wrong about that system.

[@11235Aodh]

Sugar might be harmful, just not for the pH in the system?

[@spandel100]

Food does not have to be acidic to be harmful...there are other ways it can do harm...and with sugar it does.

[@dj-fe4ck]

Sugar from fruits and vegetables and sugar from whole food starches that turn into sugar is wonderful. The body runs on sugar.

[@11235Aodh]

@@dj-fe4ck Exactly right.

[@arebolar]

dj121 The body also needs essential amino acids and vitamins from meat. Meat, particularly from fish, is also wonderfully healthy if you eat it in moderation. But it is very acidic. So the pH system must be taken with more than a grain of salt.

[@subjectandpredicate7172]

I'm looking forward to all meating animals becoming vegetarian. That's natural and good! Eating meat is more than just bad, it's morally evil. I long for the day when lions and tigers don't scare other animals but lie down with them and eat plants!

[@danmc730]

Plants live within a spectrum of toxicity. I’d love to see the results after a balanced carnivore or ketogenic diet. A typical American diet is absolutely terrible.

[@davycrockett8886]

Protein is made up of amino acids; a ketogenic or carnivore diet should therefore have more acidity. It may be less acidic than a typical American diet for some bizarre reason, but I highly doubt it. More research would be interesting.

[@vanihansen2136]

Hahaha I just learned that sugar gets pathogens out of your body so I'm drinking sugar water now.

[@bencyber8595]

the body : - acidic alkaline which is better 😉😉😉

[@jasminealixandranorth]

'Slightly' on the acidic side? The word 'slightly' used over and over again is misleading. Grains, Nuts, Beans, Caffeine, Alcohol, Processed food, Chemicals, Irradiated food, Sugar, Oils, Yeast, Tobacco are serious culprits to varying degrees. You just can't say everything is 'slightly on the acidic side' Of course, dairy and meat are the worst but the aforementioned are very significantly acid forming as well to varying degrees! In all due respect Dr. Kahleova omits a lot of relative information and is underplaying the other slightly to 'very' acid forming foods which wreak havoc on the body. I'm vegan for 40 years and although not a doctor I've spent 40 years studying this :) 80% of one's diet should be 'Alkaline' (Fruits and Vegetables, emphasis on raw veg), and 20% Acid is acceptable. My 2 c. The information here is very shallow and incomplete.

[@dj-fe4ck]

How are you going to get enough calories if you eat 80% fruits and vegetables and most of that vegetables? That's a calorie deficient diet.

[@dj-fe4ck]

The diet needs to be 50-80% grains, legumes, starchy vegetables, or fruit. If you want to be fully raw, then probably at least 80% fruit.

[@jasminealixandranorth]

@@dj-fe4ck - tofu, natto, tempeh, miso. If you eat a vegan Okinawa diet you can’t go wrong. Healthiest, Longest lived people on the planet! 🤩

[@badkitty1285]

So sick of conflicting info--this is the first time I’ve heard anything positive about sugar. I’m not going to take sugar.

[@annaal7480]

She is talking about acidity, sugar is unhealthy and addictive but not acidic.

[@karent.8245]

Totally Sick of contrasting info! So glad I'm not the only one who sees that!!!

[@heatherlynnwillnotcomply3899]

❤️

[@collinwadham6582]

The only problem I have with the vegan diet is, the must have pharmaceutical supplements to make it healthily complete. I prefer vegetarianism as a result. Veganism is not seemingly complete nutrition as it stands. So may be wrong I'm thinking. Any world crash that destroys all pharmaceutical synthetic supplements, will damage, maybe to death, present veganism. My fear. Any comments?

[@marcdebruyne3258]

Humans are fructivoren not herbivoor

[@collinwadham6582]

@@marcdebruyne3258 That cannot be MARC. Not if vegans require supplements surely? Why are supplements needed? From a laboratory? That was my question.

[@collinwadham6582]

MARC...I would love to be a vegan.

[@marcdebruyne3258]

Collin dr robert morse have alot of kruiden check on you tube

[@collinwadham6582]

@@marcdebruyne3258 Thank you MARC. 👍

[@namasanda]

A glucose meter tells the truth.

[@bonchidude]

Veganism is about the animals. The rest is secondary.

[@rl9808]

Omnivore eat animals. Over 90% of the world population. At best veganism is secondary.

[@elnosworld9893]

Like she said this is only one consideration not the only and be careful with that bread subject matter because there’s a lot of bad things in Bread that shouldn’t be if it has no color it has new nutrition but you do not want any kind of wheat whatsoever unless it’s organic and even then the body recognizes it as foreign matter and immediately ignites your immune system these things are not good for you and they also convert to sugar so when she talks about sugar being slightly alkaline or I’m leaning more towards the alkaline what it does causes acidosis so anything that converts to sugar in the body like alcohol bread pasta cakes sugar itself starches Or starchy foods you need to be cautious with him chocolate etc. especially if it’s commercial if it’s dark chocolate it’s rich in minerals therefore much better of a choice but a lot of people are trying to get away from what doesn’t taste good which means doesn’t taste sweet and that’s where the problem is because sugars the new crack There is an ancient variety of wheat which is as nature intended it and it is not harmful to the body but it does not contain the amount of gluten that the others do so you might not enjoy it as much because well it’s not feeding the candida which for those who don’t know, is the yeast infection in the body And it usually becomes systemic so now you’re feeding cancer mutating cells that are going to become cancerous and then you’re going to wonder why what are you drink what you eat what you think how you feel who are you hang out with what job you do and how that makes you feel all contribute to your well-being or the lack there of and those things can also cause acidosis so if we’re talking about pH balance you have to take into consideration that your whole being not just a physical or a mental or an emotional or a spiritual you’re all of those things and every part of you needs to be Cared for properly Let’s not forget about coffee which is highly acidic and will make a person lean towards acidosis never mind all of these sugar-free shit storms that have aspartame and other unnatural sweetening products in them but they swear that there’s 0 cal and there’s zero sugar when in fact it’s worse than sugar causing tumors alcohol is another big one You can generally feel when somethings not good for you and you’re starting to feel lethargic or drained you’ll start to feel hot like your body is fighting whatever it is that’s going on inside that war is you shoving stuff in your mouth because well it’s visually appealing or it appeals to your Tastebuds but there is a price for that Of course dairy is the worst thing because it contains everything that’s in the animal products and maybe even worse because we’ve got now infection which is the post that the FDA allows and we also have the contact of blood which some people think they’re cooking out when they actually cooked a slice of dead animal and that isn’t what’s happening there consuming all of that but they’re consuming all the other bodies meaning the mental the emotional and spiritual as well as the physical of these animals and so when people are feeling depressed and they’re feeling suicidal or they’re feeling this terrible emptiness a sense of hopelessness it is everything They have consumed without their knowledge so yes please for the love of God who loves all creatures both great and small not just humans, go vegan

[@believing24.t.7correctly]

Low fat plant farts are FUN!

[@GiuseppeZompatori]

Indeed. I just don't want to remember what my coagulated bovine pus, hydrogen sulfide rich eggs and decomposing corpses pieces induced farts smelled like!

[@gavinfoster5606]

This is bull shit!!!!

[@eddielasowsky7777]

What a babe!

[@elaboy320]

"while the control group was requested to make no diet changes" words right from the study, what was the control group eating? were they drinking alcohol, were they eating McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts? this is another BS study...my opinion...

[@YKKY]

Because you are a scientist, right?

[@elaboy320]

@@YKKY no, I’m just a doctor of Internal Medicine….

[@YKKY]

@@elaboy320 And we all know how much education on nutrition do doctors receive.... so please sit down

[@elaboy320]

@@YKKY Haha.....go fix your gut.....

[@YKKY]

@@elaboy320 My gut is better than your empathy, brain and thinking ever will be. Byeee

[@rtype1309]

a ham and cheese sandwich is not real food. this is processed carbs, on top of process meat, on top of processed cheese. NONE OF that is a true comparison with a meat vs vegetable diet this is flawed and completely not done right

[@kyledan9405]

it really doesn't matter. all that matters in the study was the acid load, and since ham and cheese and the bread have big acid load, that's why they decided to put them in context. it's not like 10 vegans got together and tried to shame keto and carnivores. it's just scientists and facts.

[@ima7333]

Ham & cheese sandwich is crap which is why it’s understandable to be acidifying.

[@ksitigarbha9787]

@@ima7333 the point is just to show the acidity effects various outcomes. Otherwise people say acid so what. They should expand the study later. Aside A lot of people eat sandwich 5 -7 day a week in England at least, main ones being chicken or ham/cheese

[@dj-fe4ck]

Bread is a million times healthier than ham and cheese. You just want a bread with no preservatives, chemical additives, or other bad ingredients. The only ingredients should be wheat or rye flour, water, and salt, and yeast if it's not a sourdough bread. If it says anything else, don't eat it

[@rtype1309]

@@dj-fe4ck I agree Ham is cheese is complete garbage. But I think the bread is too. If I can't find bread growing in nature on a tree our from a plant, I won't eat it. I'll eat the things I naturally see, can grow or kill myself. If it doesn't look like it grows in nature, then I'm not eating that So bread is out, processes Ham and Cheese is out. A piece of meat and some veggies is in.