On November 2nd, a court in San Diego awarded a man named Robert Ouyang $10,500,000 to a cancer patient.
And this person is the founder of the famous "acid-base constitution theory".
According to this theory, people’s constitution can be divided into acid and alkali, and acidic constitution can lead to various diseases including cancer. To be healthy, you must ensure the alkaline environment of your body.
It sounds reasonable, and many people believe in it. Some terminally ill patients seem to see hope, and many people turn to his "magic therapy" in the hope of curing cancer.
So, based on this theory, he wrote books, made medicines, and even opened a clinic to treat diseases, making a lot of money.
However, the lie will be exposed after all.
As early as two years ago, he admitted in court that he was not a microbiologist, hematologist, medical expert and naturopath, nor had he received any scientific training. Without medical qualifications, even the diploma is a fake.
Later, he asked another cancer patient to give up chemotherapy and adopt his own original alkaline therapy, which eventually led to the development of cancer to stage 4-and this therapy actually added alkaline baking soda to intravenous drugs!
Therefore, he was sentenced to pay a huge fine of $105 million, and the false theory of "acid-base constitution" was also overthrown.
In China, there are still many people who believe in the "food acid-base balance theory", and such articles are also popular in various health care categories from the media, and similar books and medicines are also available in the market.
As early as 2011, Science and Technology Daily had already refuted its statement …
But why can this statement stand for so long? Is there any scientific basis for claiming that "acidic constitution" is the source of various diseases? What is the acidity and alkalinity of human body and food?
Don’t worry, Xiaobian is here to tell you the truth.
"Acidic constitution" is not reliable!
Yun Wuxin, a doctor of food engineering in the Department of Agriculture and Biology of Purdue University and a member of the Scientific Squirrel Society, said: The concept of "acidic constitution" itself is untenable. One of the important theories of "acidic constitution": the pH value in body fluids is preferably alkaline, which is the healthiest state. Once it is sour, it will lead to various diseases, from fatigue to cancer.
That is to say, all diseases, in the view of acid constitution theorists, are due to the acidity of body fluids. "In fact, under normal physiological conditions, the pH value of blood should be kept accurately between 7.35 and 7.45. Once it is lower than 7.35, it will cause acidosis, dizziness, drowsiness, anxiety and even insanity. If it is higher than 7.45, it will also cause alkalosis, not only muscle spasm, but also heart problems. However, whether it is acidosis or alkalosis, if it cannot be treated in time, it will be life-threatening. "
In medical clinic, many acidosis cases show that acidosis is not the cause of disease, but because of illness or taking certain drugs.
There have been medical reports that patients with lymphoma have serious complications of lactic acid poisoning. Therefore, "acidic constitution" is not the "evil cause" of inducing tumor, but because the growth of tumor makes the microenvironment sour or causes rare acidosis complications.
Food cannot change our own acidity and alkalinity.
Professor Fan Zhihong from China Agricultural University pointed out that food is divided into acid and alkali in chemistry. The meat, eggs and seafood we usually eat are rich in protein’s meat, as well as rice, potatoes, wine, sweets and other foods containing starch and sugar. These foods are classified as acidic foods after being digested and decomposed in the body.
Vegetables and fruits, which are plant foods, decompose in the body to produce alkaline substances, so they belong to alkaline foods.
"Although nutrition studies have shown that if a large number of acidic foods are consumed daily, acidic metabolites will increase, which will affect the acid-base balance of the human body. But in fact, our body won’t turn sour easily because we eat an extra kilo of meat one day. It has a very powerful regulation system, which controls the acid-base balance in a precise weak alkaline range from digestion to excretion to respiratory system. Therefore, it is wishful thinking to change its acidity and alkalinity through food. " Cloud unintentionally introduced.
As for the acid-base food list on the Internet that is similar to the following, it is really …
Beware of merchants fooling alkaline health care products
Nowadays, the term "food acid-base balance" has been heated up. Searching online, even minor ailments such as headache, brain fever and acne on the face are "tied" to the symptoms of "acidic constitution".
You will even see amazing data such as "According to statistics, 70% of people in China are acidic". As a result, the overwhelming "alkaline health care products" (including alkaline tablets, alkaline powder, alkaline water, etc.) broke into people’s sight.
Under the fool of merchants, people buy them in succession, eager to neutralize the acid in the body immediately and build themselves into a healthy "alkaline constitution". As everyone knows, I have strayed into the trap arranged by the merchants.
It is difficult to find the number "Guo Shi Jian Zi" on the outer packaging of these "new health foods", that is to say, they are not health foods. Zhang Tao, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing Association for the Study of Difficult Diseases of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said: "People should correctly understand these non-health products. When facing the marketing public opinion, they should polish their eyes and treat them critically, and avoid blindly buying and eating them."
Zhang Tao suggested that consumers can refer to the Dietary Guide for China Residents issued by China Nutrition Society. The Guide emphasizes that "the food is diverse, mainly cereals, and the thickness is matched", suggests "eating milk, soybeans or their products every day", and also puts forward "always eating appropriate amounts of fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat".
These foods are the main sources of human energy, protein, vitamins and minerals. Without these foods, the residents’ nutritional intake is bound to be insufficient or deficient. Therefore, it is necessary to mix them reasonably and have a balanced diet.
(Original title: Lies are finally exposed! Seven years ago, we said that the theory of acid-base constitution was unscientific.