Acid-Base Homeostasis: Latent Acidosis as a Cause of Chronic Diseases Latest findings on the beneficial disease-modifying aspects of an adequate dietary base supply
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In the healthy human being, the blood has a pH value of 7.4. Even slight deviations from this value may lead to severe disturbances in metabolism which may even be life-threatening. It is for this reason that the body`s extensive buffer systems ensure that the blood pH is maintained between the very narrow limits of 7.37 and 7.43. These buffer systems bind and neutralize the additional protons (H+ ions) or hydroxide ions (OH– ions) respectively associated with excessive acidity or alkalinity and thereby prevent them from immediate and marked influences on metabolism. In order to maintain the optimal metabolic functioning and therefore the buffering capacity on a long-term basis, the organism is also dependent on the constant regeneration of the buffer systems.
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