The Effect of Acid Ash and Alkaline Ash Foodstuffs on the Acid-Base Equilibrium of Man

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Abstract
The daily administration of 30 gm. of sodium citrate was the smallest amount of alkali which produced a shift in the acid-base equilibrium of the blood drawn before breakfast, outside the normal variation of the individual, but inside the normal variation of a normal group. There was no significant difference in the acid-base picture of the blood of a normal individual drawn before breakfast whether the mixed diet consumed contained excessively acid or excessively alkaline ash foodstuffs. The diet regularly consumed by the individual contained potentially as much acid ash as a diet planned to be excessively acid. A diet containing 240, 204, and 93 gm. of protein on consecutive days and 200 cc. N acid equivalent of ash daily, produced a doubtfully significant shift in the blood picture to the acid side. The ingestion of 1 quart of milk, 1 quart of orange juice or 1 pound of bananas produced no temporary shift in the plasma pH or alkali reserve. The ingestion of 1 pound of steak temporarily lowered the plasma bicarbonate significantly in one of four individuals studied. The absolute values were well within the group range.

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