- Source type
- Clinical resource
- Access type
- Publisher
- Publisher
- Mayo Clinic
- Added
- 2026-07-01
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.
82
Professional clinical guidance
- Publisher type
- Professional guidance
- Bias profile
- Moderate
This source is strongest for safety and consumer context and weaker for mechanism and trial discovery.
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.
- Regulatory status
- 63/100
- Context Source
- Clinical outcomes
- 78/100
- Strong Support
- Mechanism
- 63/100
- Context Source
- Safety
- 86/100
- Strong Support
- Consumer context
- 82/100
- Strong Support
- Trial discovery
- 63/100
- Context Source
Best used for
- Clinical context
- Practice guidance
Weak for
- Replacing primary evidence
Used in Viral Vitalism
Alkaline Water Will Not Fix Your pH
Roles: Supporting evidence
Show section-level references
The Alkaline Diet: Is There Evidence That an Alkaline pH Diet Benefits Health?
Roles: Supporting evidence
Show section-level references
Claim ledger
Claims supported
Reviewed claim cards that cite this source in the evidence graph.
alkaline water: Alkaline water can change urine chemistry in some contexts,
Alkaline water can change urine chemistry in some contexts, but it does not meaningfully alkalize blood or override normal acid-base regulation in healthy people.
acid base balance: Urine pH strips can show dietary acid-base changes, but
Urine pH strips can show dietary acid-base changes, but urine pH is not proof that the blood, tumors, or the whole body have been alkalized.
Related studies
Related sources
Is there evidence that an alkaline pH diet benefits health?
Broad review used for acid-base and alkaline-diet context, not disease-cure claims.
- Trust score
- 91
- Publisher
- Journal of Environmental and Public Health
- Access
- Full text
- Usage
- 6 connections
Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
Use for U.S. Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Daily Value context when discussing fiber, saturated fat, sodium, calcium, potassium, iodine, magnesium, and vitamins.
- Trust score
- 94
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 4 connections
CDC: About Parasites
Canonical source for this polarized debate signal.
- Trust score
- 91
- Publisher
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 6 connections
CDC: Steps for Losing Weight
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used across the Viral Vitalism evidence library.
- Trust score
- 91
- Publisher
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 7 connections
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
Use for current U.S. dietary-guidance context and contrast with zero-plant eating patterns.
- Trust score
- 91
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 3 connections
FDA: Raw Milk Misconceptions and Danger
Canonical source for this polarized debate signal.
- Trust score
- 94
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 10 connections