Here's the other side of the story on acid foods..... Oliva : Many people believe eating foods that "make the body (or the blood) : acid" is bad for our health. Well folks, this is very simple. Eating : any food does not make your blood or your body more or less acid. : This is complete nonsense. : : You can eat acidic foods like citrus fruits, vinegar, and chemicals in : food that you need such as ascorbic acid or folic acid and the level : of acid in your bloodstream is completely unaffected. Your stomach : produces strong acid to aid in digestion of your food, but the : pancreas neutralizes this just after it leaves the stomach. There are : foods that create acid or alkaline ash, but this affects the pH of : urine only. : : HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Both your bloodstream : and all your organs are buffered to maintain the pH level (the : standard measure of acidity) within very close limits. Any deviation : from this narrow range results in severe, life-threatening illness. : You would need to eat an entire bottle of antacids at once to decrease : the acidity of your body. There is very little you can do to increase : the acidity because your body responds very rapidly so the pH of your : blood does not vary as a result of eating.