Plant based dietary supplement increases urinary pH.

Area of Science:

• Nutrition Science
• Biochemistry
• Human Health

Background:

• The Western diet's high acid load is linked to health issues like osteoporosis and obesity.
• Urinary pH is a reliable indicator of dietary acid load.
• Plant-based supplements are marketed to increase body alkalinity.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate if a specific plant-based supplement effectively increases urinary pH.
• To assess the supplement's impact on the body's acid-alkaline balance.

Main Methods:

• 34 healthy adults provided baseline urinary pH measurements over seven days.
• Urinary pH was monitored for 14 days during supplementation.
• pH test strips were used for all measurements.

Main Results:

• Mean urinary pH significantly increased (p=0.03) with supplementation.
• Urinary pH rose from a baseline of 6.07 to 6.27 by the second week of treatment.
• The plant-based supplement demonstrated efficacy in altering urinary pH.

Conclusions:

• Supplementing with this plant-based product for at least seven days increases urinary pH.
• This suggests the supplement can enhance the body's alkalinity.
• Further research may explore the health implications of this increased alkalinity.