Phil wrote
> I agree, which is why I mentioned the Inuit quandary (while some claim 
> that
> traditional Inuit did have high rates of osteoporosis I have seen no
> evidence to back up these claims). Maybe somehow meat does not have nearly
> as much of an acidifying effect as grains and cheeses? Acidosis is a known
> condition and grains have been shown in studies to be able to cause it, 
> but
> all the details on which foods contribute to it and how they do so is 
> still
> something of a question. Grains and cheeses do appear to be a contributor 
> to
> acidosis. As with most things, more study is needed.

I understood the Inuit diet to be high in fat and moderate in protein. Fat 
if I remember correctly is PH neutral. So could it have something to do with 
protein/fat ratio in meat ? Fatty meat would have less of an acidic load 
than lean meat.

Leonie