| In the diet during disease, breakfast may
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| | acid-forming or
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| consist of fresh fruits, lunch may
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| | alkaline-forming.The effect of food
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| comprise raw vegetables with acid and
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| | stuffs upon the alkalinity of the blood
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| sub-acid fruits, and for dinner raw and
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| | depends upon their residue which they
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| cooked vegetables, or light starchy
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| | leave behind after undergoing oxidation
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| vegetables like beet, carrot,
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| | in the body. It is an error to presume
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| cauliflower, egg-plant and squashes may
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| | that because a
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| be taken. Sweet fruits may be added to
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| | food tastes acid, it has an acidic
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| this diet after seven days.Foods are
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| | reaction in the blood. For instance,
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| classified as acid-producing or
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| | fruits and vegetables have
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| alkaline-producing depending on their
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| | organic acids in combination with soda
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| reaction on the
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| | and potash in the form of acid salts.
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| urine. Calcium, magnesium, sodium and
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| | When the acids are
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| potassium present in foods contribute to
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| | burnt or utilised in the body, the
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| the alkaline
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| | alkaline soda or potash is left behind.
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| effect, while sulphur, phosphorous and
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| | Hence the effect of the
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| chlorine contribute to the acidic effect.
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| | natural fruit acids is to increase the
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| Depending on the
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| | alkalinity of the blood rather than
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| pre-dominating constituents in a
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| | reduce it.
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| particular food, it is classified as
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