aelephant comments on Stupid Questions Open Thread Round 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: aelephant 23 April 2012 02:46:16PM 2 points [-]

I've found materials both supporting and refuting this idea. It IS possible for diet to effect your blood pH, but whether or not that effects the bones is not clear. Here are two research papers that discuss the topic: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21529374 and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195546/?tool=pubmed