The human body is like a machine, which functions with the help of fuel called food. And the foods we eat provide nutrition ...

The acidity of urine -- as well as the presence of small molecules related to diet -- may influence how well bacteria can grow in the urinary tract, a new study shows. The research, at Washington ...

The acidity of urine -- as well as the presence of small molecules related to diet -- may influence how well bacteria can grow in the urinary tract, a new study shows. The research, at Washington ...

Should you worry about the acidity of your diet? Is the ticket to good health and disease prevention an “alkaline” diet? Proponents of this type of diet claim that so-called “acid-forming” foods can ...

In cookbooks, health food stores and alternative health clinics, the word is getting out: Acid is the latest dietary villain. It’s not necessarily the acid in foods like tomatoes and lemons that ...

Despite several studies observing an association between well-known risk factors for mortality and metabolic acid load as represented by clinical biomarkers of metabolic acidosis, such as lower serum ...

Is there truth to the theory that a low-acid diet can help fight or prevent cancer? For years, a pervasive theory has existed that eating a low-acid, high-alkaline diet can help fight and prevent ...