Urine calcium excretion rates were consistent with osteoporosis development ; however calcium balance studies did not demonstrate loss of whole body calcium with higher net acid excretion .
No study revealed a biologic mechanism functioning at physiological pH. Finally , r and omized studies did not provide evidence for an adverse role of phosphate , milk , and grain foods in osteoporosis .
Conclusions A causal association between dietary acid load and osteoporotic bone disease is not supported by evidence and there is no evidence that an alkaline diet is protective of bone health
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 acid , help the body regulate its pH to prevent and cure disease .
The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate causal relationships between dietary acid load and osteoporosis using Hill 's criteria .
Quality of diet and potential renal acid load as risk factors for reduced bone density in elderly women.
BACKGROUND Bone mineral density ( BMD ) may be influenced by the general dietary pattern and the potential renal acid load ( PRAL ) . METHODS We compared the dietary intake ( estimated using the European Prospect i ve Investigation into Cancer and nutrition question naire ) of 497 community-living women ( 60 years of age and older ) grouped according to tertiles of baseline total , trabecular and cortical BMD estimated using tibial peripheral quantitative computed tomography ( pQCT ) , and of BMD variation over 6 years . RESULTS None of the nutrients taken into account nor PRAL was associated with total BMD , with the exception that the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids ( PUFA ) was slightly higher among women with the highest total BMD . Similar results were found for trabecular BMD . Cortical BMD was associated with serum 25-OH vitamin D ( 38.8 , 43.2 , and 49.5 nmol/L in the first , second , and third tertiles , respectively ; P=0.042 ) . In the longitudinal analysis , a lower BMI was associated with greater loss of total BMD , while lower serum 25-OH vitamin D at baseline was associated with smaller loss of cortical BMD . CONCLUSIONS We found no relationship between dietary acid load and BMD . We also confirmed the role of well-recognized risk factor for osteoporosis
Urine calcium excretion rates were consistent with osteoporosis development ; however calcium balance studies did not demonstrate loss of whole body calcium with higher net acid excretion .
No study revealed a biologic mechanism functioning at physiological pH. Finally , r and omized studies did not provide evidence for an adverse role of phosphate , milk , and grain foods in osteoporosis .
Conclusions A causal association between dietary acid load and osteoporotic bone disease is not supported by evidence and there is no evidence that an alkaline diet is protective of bone health
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 acid , help the body regulate its pH to prevent and cure disease .
The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate causal relationships between dietary acid load and osteoporosis using Hill 's criteria .