Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5]Vinegar/lemon juice

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Re: [fast5]Vinegar/lemon juice

I agree -- I don't see any allergy risk in eating a particular food item. Even items that can have severe allergic responses like peanuts don't generate allergies in those who consume them in large quantities.

The pH (the lower the number the stronger the acid) of vinegar is around 2.5-3.5 and lemon juice about 2.3. Carbonated beverages have a pH from 2-4. You may have seen the classic science project in which a carbonated beverage dissolves a tooth. That doesn't happen in real life because the exposure is brief and the residual acid is buffered (neutralized) and diluted by saliva. Sodas -at least those with sugar - may cause some damage, but I believe most of the damage comes from the frequent bath of sugar that feeds destructive bacteria on the tooth surface.

I've wondered if Fast-5ers might have healthier teeth for this reason -- less frequent exposure to food may mean the bacteria are not as well-nourished. We'll see.

If you have concerns about the acidity, diluting the lemon juice or vinegar in water will raise the pH but keep the sour taste. Whether the sour taste helps quench hunger may vary from one person to another, but it's an easy thing to try.

Bert

Bert Herring
Fast-5 Corporation

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> Some people might be at risk for allergies ... the thought that you
> get allergic to stuff you eat alot is kind of bogus though. In most
> cultures there is one food they eat day in and day out. If eating
> something all the time made you allergic, the Japanese would
> all be allergic to rice, and most of the world would be allergic to
> yams. And in Africa where they live off peanuts, peanut allergies
> are rather rare. We do seem to be allergy-prone in our culture though.
> People who have "leaky gut" (which is usually, I think, a
> consequence of gluten/casein/bacterial reactions) do get
> IgG allergies to things they eat often, esp. if their digestion
> is bad too. But THAT is a consequence of having undigested
> food enter the bloodstream, which is something that, if you
> have it, needs to be fixed for any number of reasons.
>
> Really strong juice is a problem though, esp. if you have
> weak teeth, and esp. if the juice has sugar in it (if you
> get "mossy teeth" I think the acid sticks longer to the tooth).
> I did know someone who got tooth problems from eating
> 20 oranges a day. But 20 oranges is a LOT of oranges and
> he did have weak enamel. Anyway, I am prone to drinking
> lemon juice and the dentist says my teeth are fine and
> I haven't had a cavity in oh, 30 years.
>