Tag: Acidosis symptoms

According to a 2023 NCBI report, starvation ketoacidosis is a known, albeit rarer, cause of metabolic acidosis resulting from prolonged fasting or severe malnutrition. This condition highlights the body's complex metabolic adaptations in the absence of food. This article details how this process unfolds and who is most at risk.

The human body maintains a very tight and slightly alkaline blood pH range of 7.35 to 7.45 through complex buffering systems involving the kidneys and lungs. This makes the popular claim that diet can significantly alter your body's overall pH, and that you need to know if your body needs alkaline, a common misconception.