词汇 | hayism |
词源 | Hayism. “Acidosis,” Dr. William Howard Hay advised in his book Health Via Food (1933), causes almost all bodily ills. Therefore, since proteins need acid for their digesting and car- bohydrates require alkaline conditions, such foods should not be eaten in combination—no milk with your potatoes or vice versa—for “no human stomach can be expected to be acid and alkaline at the same time.” Hays ignored the fact that most foods contain mixtures of proteins and carbohydrates. Like most food fads his regimen had its loyal, even fanatical follow- ers. Hayism, incidentally, recommended frequent fasting— which is said to cause acidity or acidosis. |
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