In this episode, we dive into the lies that created the alkaline fad diet and Liver King charlatan with Patrick Elliott, BSc, MPH. Patrick also explains how to spot nutribollocks online to become immune to quackery. Let's learn!
00:00 Intro
00:31 Misinformation on the alkaline diet
05:41 Why do people see some foods as "alkaline"?
12:05 Sodium Bicarbonate
15:22 The Liver King Lie
18:10 Spotting Nutribollocks
27:27 Outro
Where to find Patrick Elliott, BSc, MPH: https://linktr.ee/justhealthinfo
References:
Alkaline diet article on My Nutrition Science:
1. https://mynutritionscience.com/misinformation/alkalinecancer/
About the controversial creator of the alkaline diet:
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Bowman
3. https://allthatsinteresting.com/dr-sebi
Blood pH
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507807/#:~:text=In%20the%20absence%20of%20pathological,Why%20this%20number%3F
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670772/
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566456/#:~:text=Acidemia%20is%20defined%7. 20as%20a,when%20compensatory%20measures%20become%20overwhelmed.
7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545269/#:~:text=Introduction,spectrum%20of%20acid%2Dbase%20disorders.
Research on Alkaline Diet:
8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4916623/
9. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s001980170095
Article on Acid forming foods:
10. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021925818887385
Dr. Sebi Alkaline Diet Food List
11. https://alkalineveganlounge.com/dr-sebi-alkaline-diet-food-list/
Meta-Analysis on Alkaline Diet
12. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35307716/
PRAL
13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30737117/#:~:text=In%20general%2C%20foods%20rich%20in,renal%20acid%20load%20(PRAL).
IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete
14. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5867441/
SSaSS Trial
15. https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2105675
Global Burden of Disease (Salt)
16. https://www.healthdata.org/results/gbd_summaries/2019/diet-high-in-sodium-level-3-risk#:~:text=Summary%20In%202019%2C%20a%20diet,risk%20factor%20for%20attributable%20DALYs.
Liver King
17. https://www.training121.com/post/nutribollocks-online-nutrition-misinformation
18. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395923000282
Salt Fix Review on Red Pan Reviews:
19. https://www.redpenreviews.org/reviews/the-salt-fix/
Health benefits of a plant-based dietary pattern:
20. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853923/
21. https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/10/Supplement_4/S404/5624065?login=false
Additional reading:
Facts about Metabolic Acidosis and Chronic Kidney Disease:
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/facts-about-metabolic-acidosis-and-chronic-kidney-disease
Biochemistry of exercise-induced metabolic acidosis
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/epdf/10.1152/ajpregu.00114.2004
Influence of Dietary Acid Load on Exercise Performance
https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/27/3/article-p213.xml
Read This, Not That: The Hidden Cost of Nutrition Misinformation Stephan Guyenet
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/2/read-this-not-that-the-hidden-cost-of-nutrition-misinformation
Patrick’s articles for My Nutrition Science:
https://mynutritionscience.com/misinformation/soy-testosterone/
https://mynutritionscience.com/misinformation/alkalinecancer/
Some of Patrick’s articles for Training121:
https://www.training121.com/post/can-vegans-match-omnivores-for-muscle-gainshttps://
www.training121.com/post/spotting-nutribollocks-online
Some of Patrick’s research:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35452873/
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/24/5371
