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The typical American diet is full of foods like meat and dairy products that tend to increase the acidity of your blood. Recent research suggests that eating too many acid-promoting foods could potentially damage your kidney and your liver and might even raise diabetes risk.

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See if your favorite foods are on this list of 25 common acid-promoting foods, which are ordered from neutral to most acid-forming. If you find your favorite foods on this list, you don’t have to cut them out entirely. Rather, check out this list of 25 common foods that help to neutralize acid and maintain a healthy body mass.

1. Olive oil (neutral)
2. Low-fat yogurt
3. Whole milk
4. Butter
5. Lentils, boiled
6. White bread
7. Whole-wheat cooked spaghetti
8. Plain bagel
9. Peanuts, dry-roasted
10. Walnuts
11. Hot dog
12. Chicken
13. Pepperoni
14. Lean beef
15. Wild cooked trout
16. Whole egg, hard boiled
17. Oats
18. Brown rice
19. Cooked salmon
20. White canned tuna fish
21. Mozzarella
22. Canned sardines
23. Cooked turkey bacon
24. American/cheddar cheese
25. Parmesan cheese (most acid-producing)

To learn more about how to avoid toxic acidity in your diet, follow this alkaline meal plan.