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 .
Dried plums improve indices of bone formation in postmenopausal women.
Menopause drastically increases the risk of osteoporosis . Aside from drug therapy , lifestyle and nutritional factors play an important role in the maintenance of skeletal health . Our recent findings suggest that dried plums , a rich source of phenolic and flavonoid compounds , are highly effective in modulating bone mass in an ovarian hormone-deficient rat model of osteoporosis . The objective of this study was to examine whether the addition of dried plums to the diets of postmenopausal women positively influences markers of bone turnover .  Fifty-eight postmenopausal women not on hormone replacement therapy ( HRT )  were r and omly assigned to consume either 100 g dried plums or 75 g dried apples daily for 3 months . Both dried fruit regimens provided similar amount of calories , fat , carbohydrate , and fiber . Serum and urinary biochemical markers of bone status were assessed before and after treatment . In comparison with corresponding baseline values , only dried plums significantly increased serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-I ( IGF-I ) and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase ( BSAP ) activity . Higher levels of both serum IGF-I and BSAP are associated with greater rates of bone formation . Serum and urinary markers of bone resorption , however , were not affected by either dietary regimen . The results of this study suggest that dried plums may exert positive effects on bone  in postmenopausal women . Longer duration studies are needed to confirm the beneficial effects of dried plum on bone mineral density ( BMD ) and the skeletal health  of postmenopausal women
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 .