Acid attack

Fight back with a vegan diet

Western diets, rich in meat, dairy, cheese and eggs, increase acidity in the body and can lead to a condition called low-grade metabolic acidosis, which can promote chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer. the body has natural buffering defences against a high acid load but capacity can be overwhelmed as we age or in illness this study found that a vegan diet is an effective way to reduce the dietary acid load in fact, it has an alkalising effect studies suggest that for several common illnesses, where metabolic acidosis is a contributing factor, plant-based foods offer measurable benefits for disease prevention and management

Observational and clinical evidence that plant-based nutrition reduces dietary acid load Journal of Nutrition Science 11, e93