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    Acid-Ash Diet

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    The acid-ash diet is prescribed to increase the acidity of urine by consuming foods that produce an acidic ash after digestion. This makes urine more acidic and helps dissolve alkaline salts to prevent kidney stone formation. The diet focuses on foods like meat, eggs, whole grains, and cranberries that produce an acidic ash, while restricting fruits and vegetables that form an alkaline ash.

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    Acid-Ash Diet

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    The acid-ash diet is prescribed to increase the acidity of urine by consuming foods that produce an acidic ash after digestion. This makes urine more acidic and helps dissolve alkaline salts to prevent kidney stone formation. The diet focuses on foods like meat, eggs, whole grains, and cranberries that produce an acidic ash, while restricting fruits and vegetables that form an alkaline ash.

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    The acid-ash diet is prescribed to increase the acidity of urine by consuming foods that produce an acidic ash after digestion. This makes urine more acidic and helps dissolve alkaline salts to prevent kidney stone formation. The diet focuses on foods like meat, eggs, whole grains, and cranberries that produce an acidic ash, while restricting fruits and vegetables that form an alkaline ash.

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    Acid-Ash Diet

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    The acid-ash diet is prescribed to increase the acidity of urine by consuming foods that produce an acidic ash after digestion. This makes urine more acidic and helps dissolve alkaline salts to prevent kidney stone formation. The diet focuses on foods like meat, eggs, whole grains, and cranberries that produce an acidic ash, while restricting fruits and vegetables that form an alkaline ash.

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    The acid-ash diet is based on the idea that it can
    alter the composition of diet to change the pH of
    urine -- in this case, making it more acidic, which
    may help eliminate some types of kidney stones.
    Minerals from food that are not oxidized during
    metabolism leave an ash, or residue, in the
    urine.
    An acid ash is formed from phosphorus, chloride
    and sulfur, whereas alkalinity comes from
    sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium.
    Once the liver has broken down the food that
    has been ingested, ash or a mineral deposit
    is usually left behind. This can be either acidic
    or alkaline as per the effects it has on the pH
    level of the urine.
    Eating a diet rich in acid ash can help to
    create an antibacterial environment within
    the body, which is very favourable for people
    with UTI infection.
    The diet may be given in the treatment of so
    me types of
    urinary tract infection, and to inhibit the form
    ation of alkaline urinary calculi.
    The acid ash diet is a medically prescribed
    diet for those who suffer from kidney stones
    Kidney stone formation can be affected by
    the pH of urine in people who have a history
    of forming stones. Kidney stones that
    contained phosphorus, a low-phosphorus
    diet may have been recommended, as well as
    a diet that produces "acid ash."
    Foods that produce "acid ash" include cheese
    as well as whole grains, meat, eggs,
    cranberries

    Acid-forming animal proteins


    roast beef, chicken, ham, lamb, pork, veal
    and bacon qualify.
    While most fruits must be avoided due to
    their alkaline-ash product, cranberries, plums
    and prunes contain acids that remain
    unprocessed and contribute a net acid ash.
    While many other animal proteins are
    essential on the acid-ash diet, milk creates an
    alkaline ash and should not be consumed.
    Almonds, Chestnuts and Coconut are off-
    limits as well.
    Like most fruits, many vegetables should be
    avoided on this plan, especially beets, many
    other leafy green vegetables
    An alkaline ash diet has plenty of fruits, milk
    and vegetables, but minimal fish, meat and
    cereals. Such a diet yields an alkaline waste
    product after digestion. An acid ash diet
    comprises of cereals, meat, fish and eggs but
    minimal vegetables and fruits. The excreted
    end products of digestion are acidic.

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