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Causal assessment of dietary acid load and bone disease

Bone-health boundary for acid-forming food and osteoporosis claims.

ReviewGovernment health research
Source type
Review
Access type
Abstract/index
Publisher
Nutrition Journal
Indexed by
PubMed
Date
2011
Added
2026-07-01
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Trust profile

VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0

VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0 asks whether this source is trustworthy for the claim lane being used, not whether every possible claim from it is equally strong.

91

Government health research

Publisher type
Government research
Bias profile
Low

This source is strongest for safety and clinical outcomes and weaker for consumer context and regulatory status.

VV Source Fit Score 1.0

Fit by use case

Fit scores are role-specific. A source can be excellent for one claim lane and weak for another.

Frameworks ->
Regulatory status
66/100
Context Source
Clinical outcomes
90/100
Primary Anchor
Mechanism
90/100
Primary Anchor
Safety
92/100
Primary Anchor
Consumer context
88/100
Strong Support
Trial discovery
89/100
Strong Support

Best used for

  • Research synthesis
  • Public-health context
  • Safety resources

Weak for

  • Primary endpoint extraction when a study is available

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Claim ledger

Claims supported

Reviewed claim cards that cite this source in the evidence graph.

partly supported80/100

alkaline diet: The claim that acid-forming foods directly destroy bones is

The claim that acid-forming foods directly destroy bones is overstated; bone health depends on many inputs beyond dietary acid load.

Strong human evidence1 sources

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Topic tags

acid-base-balancebone-healthalkaline-diet

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