The Claim
Chronic metabolic acidosis in aging leads to the mobilization of alkaline minerals from bone and amino acids from skeletal muscle, resulting in progressive bone loss and muscle wasting.
What the research says
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In older adults, long-term metabolic acidosis causes minerals to be released from bones and amino acids to be released from muscles, leading to gradual weakening of bones and loss of muscle mass.
See the scientific wording
The body compensates for chronic metabolic acidosis in aging by mobilizing alkaline minerals from bone and amino acids from skeletal muscle, leading to progressive bone loss and muscle wasting, which are hallmarks of frailty.
When the blood becomes too acidic over time, the body breaks down bone to release alkaline minerals and breaks down muscle to release amino acids that the kidneys use to neutralize acid, which weakens bones and shrinks muscles.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Acid–Base Dysregulation Links Aging Metabolism to Frailty
When the body is too acidic over a long time, it steals minerals from bones and proteins from muscles to fix the imbalance, which makes bones weaker and muscles smaller — and this study shows that older people with slightly acidic blood have weaker muscles and move slower.
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