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Evidence does not support the alkaline diet

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  1. Department of Community Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    T. R. Fenton

  2. Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    C. J. Fenton

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Fenton, T.R., Fenton, C.J. Evidence does not support the alkaline diet. Osteoporos Int 27, 2387–2388 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3504-z

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