People have started to follow a new diet- an alkaline diet and today we are here to know what is it and how is it beneficial to the body. Then you can find the foods below with low acid levels that can prevent acidity and heartburn thus helping alkalize the body.
It is found that foods like meat, wheat, sugar, and processed food give rise to problems like acidity, arthritis, and even cancer. The foods that we normally eat produce too much acid that is harmful to the body. It is a difficult diet because some of your favorite foods like caffeine and alcohol will be off-limits.
You might be familiar with pH — a measurement of how acidic or basic (alkaline) a solution is based on a scale of 0 to 14 and foods with pH 8 or higher are basic or alkaline in nature.
Alkaline Foods List
According to MedicalNewsToday, here is a list of foods that are alkaline in nature:
Fruits and unsweetened fruit juice.
Grains like wild rice, oats, and quinoa.
Legumes.
Non-starchy vegetables, like leafy greens, broccoli, cabbage, and carrots.
Nuts.
Seeds.
According to US NIH, rigid alkaline diet will prevent you from getting all the required nutrients thus it is important for us to have protein in our diet through foods that are slightly less alkaline.
Lentils.
Soybeans and soy milk.
Tempeh.
Tofu.
Few core rules for the alkaline diet include:
Avoiding acid-forming foods like meat, dairy, fish, eggs, grains, and alcohol
Consuming plenty of alkaline-forming foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes
Limiting neutral foods like starches, sugars, and natural fats
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