the buffering of acidity

French translation: tamponnement de l'acidité

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English term or phrase:	the buffering of acidity
French translation:	tamponnement de l'acidité
Entered by:	Catherine GUILLIAUMET

10:31 Feb 12, 2007

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Medical - Medical (general)

English term or phrase: the buffering of acidity

Another consequence of a high intake of soft drinks is the loss of tooth enamel, causing yellow teeth and tooth rot. The culprit is the phosphoric acid in soft drinks, which is also thought to have an adverse impact on digestion.

Why does phosphoric acid cause this fallout? The body tries to maintain the normal pH level of saliva as slightly alkaline, or more specifically at 7.4. However, since soft drinks are extremely acidic—considered to measure 2.0 on the pH scale, or to be about 100,000 times more acidic than pure water—when they are consumed frequently they leave an acidic residue in the mouth
which lowers the saliva's natural alkalinity.

This imbalance activates the body's natural repair systems. In order to reverse the acidic pH level, the body uses calcium ions available in the teeth, thus depleting tooth enamel.

Apparently, even drinks labelled "sugar free", "reduced sugar" or "low sugar" can contain enough sugar to cause damage to teeth, in addition to having the same acids as the standard carbonated drinks. These acids may cause inflammation of the stomach and duodenal lining, and over a longer period of time they can lead to gastric lining erosion.

Far worse, the buffering of acidity throughout the body—which becomes essential when an acidic environment continuously prevails—is thought to contribute to bone loss.

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Explanation:
Il est clair que "tamponnage de l'acidité" n'existe absolument pas en FR de France.
"Tamponnement de l'acidité" existe ( et c'est du VRAI Fr et de la VRAIE chimie) : http://www.volodalen.com/22troubles/digestion.htm
Sans compter q'en prep. chim. ou biol. on parle de "tamponnement" ou d'activité tampon, certainement pas de tamponnage. Pourquoi pas de tamponnade (cardiaque) :-)))

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le tamponnage de l'acidité

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le tamponnage de l'acidité

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" os et nos dents lorsque le système de tamponnage de l’organisme est activé trop fréquemment. Celui-ci neutralise l’acidité avec des minéraux basiques; ..."

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