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Octane on 26 October 2015
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MegaDrive08 said:
Seventizz said:
Everything causes cancer or some other illness. From mercury in fish, to salmonella in poultry and fruits/veggies.


You do know people have cured cancers, diabetes from going on fully Raw diets?? People need to eat a more Alkaline based diet and stop eating all the crap, refined sugars and processed foods, meats and dairy that are acidic to our bodies.

What!? That's the most BS story I've read in a long time. Nothing's wrong with food with a relatively low pH. The fast majority of fruits and vegetables are acidic, and a lot more acidic than meat for that matter. Stomach acid is more acid than the food your eat and once it reaches the duodenum, bile is added which neutralises everything anyway. Absorbtion of nutrients doesn't happen until food reaches the jejunum. And even if that didn't happen, Acidity doesn't cause cancer, many things can and do, but acidity doesn't.

I've looked this up, because you must've read this somewhere, and I found this graph: http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/11652/file-2473715827-jpg/images/ph_levels-resized-600.jpg Honestly, I had to giggle, it's the most inaccurate thing I've seen today.

Anyway, after I read some more, I found the origin of the myth. Research has found that cancer cells thrive slightly better in acidic environments than in alkaline environments in lab conditions. However the conclusion some people draw from this is absolutely absurd (and just goes to show that basic biology lessons are perhaps necessary for everyone). Supposedly, by eating more alkaline food, you will become more resistant to cancer, or whatever BS some people claim. The thing is, no food can alter pH in your body. Blood for example is slightly acidic by nature, I can eat lemons and drink vinegar all day long, but that isn't going to change the pH of my blood at all (or any other part of my body for that matter). Excess acid or alkali are disposed by urine. That's all, your pee becomes slightly more acidic or alkaline depending on your diet, but it isn't going to cause cancer.