10
Eggs .9
Round steak 6.7
Oatmeal 3.2
Wheat flour 2.7
Wheat, entire grain 2.6
Rice 2.4
Bacon 1
Corn, entire grain (high protein) .1

FOODS IN WHICH BASE-FORMING ELEMENTS PREDOMINATE

_Estimated Excess Base-forming Elements Equivalent to C.C. Normal
Alkali per 100 Calories_

Celery 40
Cabbage 10-13.6
Potatoes 9-12
Prunes 7.9
Turnips 6.6-12.5
Apples 5
Milk 3.3
Beans 2.9-6.8
Peas 1.9
Corn, entire grain (low protein) .8

The fruits likewise show a predominance of base-forming elements over
acid-forming elements and for this reason may be used to balance the
diet.

~Diabetic Acidosis.~--The acidosis during diabetes has been already
discussed in the chapter devoted to that disease.

It has been found advisable in the majority of cases of acidosis to
restrict the fat in the diet of all patients who, during the course of
a disease, have given evidence of this condition; at the same time it
is well to remember that fat is one of the essential food constituents
and absolutely necessary to the welfare of the individual,
consequently it is impossible to eliminate it from the diet entirely.
The only feasible method, then, to pursue under the circumstances is
to restrict the fats in the diet so long as there are symptoms of
acidosis and to add them gradually and in very small amounts until the
individual's tolerance for fats is determined.

~Balancing the Diet.~--In many cases of acidosis due to starvation, no
matter what the cause, the diet must be necessarily regulated and
properly balanced. It would be decidedly unwise to attempt to build up
the body by giving building foods alone, without due consideration to
the foods containing the agents provided by Nature to neutralize the
acid formed during the process of their metabolism. It is re