Kate Hudson's Alkaline Diet Backed By Science, It's Not A Fad!

More and more celebrities are swearing by the alkaline diet. While it is easy to discount it as another one of the fad diets out there, new reports claimed that alkaline diet may work...because it is backed by science!

According to the Washington Post, the main concept of alkaline diet is centered on an already well-formed and established scientific fact that different foods can affect our body's PH balance differently.

Based on scientific information, fruits and vegetables can increase alkalinity while meats, dairy and grains can increase acidity. 

Acidity can affect a person's pH once it is metabolized. Even though the acid-base balance of blood remains constant, the pH inside one's cells can range from being lightly acidic to being slightly alkaline. Cells work best when  they are least acidic and more on the alkaline side. Therefore, what people eat can naturally affect the balance and how their cells work. 

A study published in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health in 2012 noted that engaging in alkaline diets can increase magnesium and activate vitamin D. 

The findings also revealed that alkaline diet can lead to preservation of muscle mass even as a person ages. 
Alkaline diet may be backed by science but like all diets, they should be engaged in with caution. Those who will engage in it can run the risk of losing valuable nutrition by avoiding foods they believe to be too acidic. Keeping everything in perspective is the key. 

Even if it works for Kate Hudson, it might not for others. "I live by a rulebook of eating alkaline - no meat, no dairy, no gluten, I try to stay away from sugar," Hudson told People Magazine when complimented on her abs back at the Golden Globes this year. To achieve what Hudson achieved, reading about the diet and doing some investigative work might even be called for.