According to the acid - ash hypothesis of osteoporosis, vegans experience smaller
calcium losses since we don't eat animal protein.
The old thinking would predict that then there would be
no calcium loss since there is no excess acid to buffer, but no, even though the acid load was neutralized there was still the excess urinary calcium, consistent with the radioactive isotope study, «challenging the long - standing dogma that animal protein consumption results in an acidosis that promotes the increased excretion of calcium....
Not exact matches
Since protein is needed for
calcium absorption and supporting bone metabolism, a diet low in protein will not only raise your risk of muscle
loss, but it can also cause bone weakness, slow bone healing and fractures, apart from the muscle
loss.
Now, the old thinking would predict that there would be no
calcium loss,
since there was no excess acid to buffer.
Second, it really doesn't matter much what the balance in food is if mineral nutrition is good,
since electrolytes like sodium, chlorine (from salt), potassium, magnesium, and
calcium provide buffers enabling acids to be excreted in urine, maintaining a healthy pH in the body without any bone
loss or other negative effects.
Since calcium is one of the most important alkaline minerals, it is important for weight
loss, detox and healing.