Eating well to stay well
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Eating well to stay well as we get older means balancing two seemingly contradictory priorities. On the one hand, we need to maintain muscle and bone mass, which tends to diminish with age, by taking in proteins with a high biological value, i.e. animal proteins. On the other hand, we need to combat the “acidification” of the body caused by these same foods. This acidification promotes osteoporosis as well as having other harmful effects on the body, including fatigue. Antacid – therefore alkaline – food is provided by plants (fruit and vegetables). So how do we go about making sure our diets contain the right food combinations, in terms of both quality and quantity?