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• Alkaline diet claims get sour response from doctors
  What's an 'alkaline diet'? "Eat the Alkaline Way," by Vicki Edgson, says that meats, soda, wheat and other processed foods are acid-forming. Fruits, vegetables and grains, such as millet, are considered alkaline.
  Oct. 26, 2013 - Los Angeles Times