This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I remember learning about acids and bases (or ...

Skincare is crowded with trending new ingredients, aesthetic packaging, and never ending viral routines. But one fundamental ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN Key Takeaways Acidic foods and beverages such as citrus fruits, tomatoes, coffee, and fruit drinks may worsen symptoms for people with conditions like acid ...

The premise behind the alkaline diet (a.k.a. alkaline acid diet) is that certain foods including meat, eggs, dairy, grains as well as sugary and salty foods – staples of the North American diet – make ...

Your body is constantly performing a delicate balancing act that most of us never think about. While we’re busy worrying about calories and carbs, a microscopic chemistry experiment determines how ...

Should you worry about the acidity of your diet? Is the ticket to good health and disease prevention an “alkaline” diet? Proponents of this type of diet claim that so-called “acid-forming” foods can ...