有人提出能藉由這種飲食提升「能量」或是治療心血管疾病,但也沒有證據支持這些主張[13]。羅伯特·歐·楊在他的著作《pH值奇蹟(The pH Miracle)》中主張可以使用這種飲食作為一種減肥方法。營養與飲食學會(Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)指出,羅伯特的飲食方法中,強調吃綠色蔬菜和運動的部分確實可能對健康產生正向幫助。然而,他的飲食方法中對於那些複雜的禁食方案和依賴營養補充劑的等作法,所建立「模糊的理論」顯示其飲食方法「不是一種健康的減肥方法」[14]。也有人提出酸性飲食會導致類風濕關節炎和骨關節炎,並可以透過鹼性飲食來治療這些疾病,同樣沒有證據支持這種作法[15]。
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