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NutritionEmerging evidenceAlkaline Water

Alkaline Water Will Not Fix Your pH

Alkaline diets and waters can move urine chemistry and may matter in narrow reflux or kidney-stone contexts. They do not alkalize your blood, cure cancer, detox your body, or override acid-base regulation.

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Tier 4Review

Alkaline diet health review

The Alkaline Diet: Is There Evidence That an Alkaline pH Diet Benefits Health?

Review from 2011 in Journal of Environmental and Public Health, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

Journal of Environmental and Public Health / 2011->

Tier 1Systematic review

Dietary acid load bone review

Causal assessment of dietary acid load and bone disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis applying Hill's criteria

Systematic review from 2011 in Nutrition Journal, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

Nutrition Journal / 2011->

Tier 4Review

Dietary acid load review

Dietary acid load in health and disease

Review from 2024 in Nutrients, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

Nutrients / 2024->

Tier 3Observational study

EPIC-Norfolk urine pH

Urine pH is an indicator of dietary acid-base load, fruit and vegetables and meat intakes

Observational study from 2008 in British Journal of Nutrition, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

British Journal of Nutrition / 2008->

Tier 2Clinical trial

Mineral water acid-base trial

Effects of mineral waters on acid-base status in healthy adults

Clinical trial from 2019 in Food & Nutrition Research, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

Food & Nutrition Research / 2019->

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Is there evidence that an alkaline pH diet benefits health?Effects of mineral waters on acid-base status in healthy adults Urine pH as an indicator of dietary acid-base load in EPIC-Norfolk Causal assessment of dietary acid load and bone disease