“…Hence, reducing high dietary acid, such as by sufficient consumption of foods that have alkalizing properties (As explained in Bahrami & Greiner 2021), these are not alkaline foods, can be effective in reducing depression and other mental disorders (Mozaffari et al, 2020). Some foods that form acidic metabolic waste (strong acidifiers) and increase acidity of the blood more significantly include red meats from pork, commercial dairy products, soft drinks, chocolate, coffee, high-fructose corn syrup, table sugar, frying oil, sour plums, peanuts, and fried potatoes (Bahrami and Greiner, 2021;Corriher, 2009). In comparison, plant-based foods result in significantly less acid load (Ronco et al, 2021), and could perhaps be beneficial in treating the depressed patients.…”