TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An alkaline diet or acid-alkaline diet is diet program that is based on the idea that the foods you eat can alter the acidity or alkalinity (the pH value) of your body. The pH level 0 is the most acidic, pH 7 is the middle point or neutral, and pH 14 is the least acidic pH value.

What are the benefits of practicing this type of diet? Here are the reasons:

1. Protects muscle mass and bone density

An alkaline diet can balance the ratio of important minerals that are required to develop the bone and maintain muscle mass without the fat, including calcium, magnesium, and phosphate.

2. Reduce the risk of hypertension and stroke

The anti-aging effect of the alkaline diet reduces the inflammation and improves the production of growth hormone.

3. Eases chronic pain and inflammation

A study conducted by the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements in Germany found that providing alkaline supplements to patients with chronic back pain every day for four weeks can significantly reduce the pain of 76 patients from the total of 86 patients.

4. Improves vitamin absorption and prevents magnesium deficiency

An alkaline diet is able to improve the magnesium intake that is needed to activate vitamin D that is essential for the immune system.

5. Helps prevent cancer and improve the immune function

A study published in the British Journal of Radiology showed that adopting this diet can highly likely kill cancer cells or apoptosis.

6. Maintains a healthy body weight

Limiting the consumption of foods that create acid can protect the body from obesity and lower the leptin level and swelling.

Astria Putri Nurmaya