Diet-induced acidosis: Is it real and clinically relevant?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1185-1194

  Pizzorno, Joseph ^a   Frassetto, Lynda A ^b   Katzinger, Joseph ^c  

^a BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Salugenecists   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base equilibrium; Acidosis; Diet induced acidosis; Endogenous acid production; Metabolic acidosis; Renal net acid excretion

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CITRATE CALCIUM; CITRATE POTASSIUM; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; PROTON;

ACIDEMIA; ACIDOSIS; BLOOD PH; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM OXALATE STONE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET INDUCED ACIDOSIS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUSCLE MASS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OSTEOLYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; URINARY EXCRETION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACIDOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BICARBONATES; BONE DENSITY; BONE RESORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIET; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KIDNEY CALCULI; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROTONS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77951628306     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509993047     Document Type: Review

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