Urine pH is an indicator of dietary acid-base load, fruit and vegetables and meat intakes: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Norfolk population study.

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Published in Br J Nutr on November 28, 2007

Authors

Ailsa A Welch1, Angela Mulligan, Sheila A Bingham, Kay-Tee Khaw

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Site, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK. ailsa.welch@phpc.cam.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Regulating Urine pH Levels to Alleviate Chronic Joint Pain | NCT01421160

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