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A 'Westernized athletic diet' may be detrimental to restoring acid-base balance.
Athletes should consider the potential negative effects of high protein and carbohydrate diets on their acid-base balance.
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Nutritional recommendations advising athletes to intake higher amounts of proteins and simple carbohydrates...could be detrimental to restoring acid-base balance.
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Summatory Effects of Anaerobic Exercise and a ‘Westernized Athletic Diet’ on Gut Dysbiosis and Chronic Low-Grade Metabolic Acidosis
Jesús Álvarez‐Herms · Microorganisms · 2024
DOI 10.3390/microorganisms12061138
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