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3 Institute for Prevention and Nutrition, 85737 Ismaning, Germany and 4 Research Institute of Child Nutrition, 44225 Dortmund, Germany
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: vormann{at}ipev.de.
The role of nutrition in human acid-base homeostasis has gained increasing attention in recent years. Although in healthy humans, homeostatic mechanisms and the kidneys' capacity to excrete acid equivalents can prevent strong diet-induced alterations in blood pH, even moderate increases in blood hydrogen ion levels as a result of unfavorable diet composition can have long-term consequences for the occurrence and progression of a number of diseases. The Second International Acid-Base Symposium, Nutrition–Health–Disease, provided deeper insight and updates in the scientific basis of the relation among diet, acid-base homeostasis, physiology, and pathophysiological consequences.
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