Dietary acid load has become a focus of recent research. It has to do with how diet contributes to the body’s acid-base balance. A high dietary acid load is potentially dangerous and may affect components like kidney function and weight. A recent secondary analysis published in Frontiers in Nutrition explored how following a low-fat vegan diet affected dietary acid load and how this related to weight changes. Researchers found that compared to the Mediterranean diet , following a low-fat vegan