Eating alkaline foods of pH level above 8.5 can kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Claim: Eating alkaline foods of pH level above 8.5 can kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus., Fact: The research paper published in 1991 talks about the MHV4 virus, not about the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Some of the pH levels given in the post are not correct. Also, there is no scientific evidence to prove that eating alkaline foods can kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE., The 1991 research paper mentioned in the post can be found here. It can be read that it mentions about the ‘Mouse Hepatitis Virus type 4 (MHV4)’, not about the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which was first reported only in 2019)., The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. But, in the post, it can be seen that the pH levels of some foods are above 14. Also, the pH of lemon is around 2, not 9.9., Neither WHO nor the Government of India has suggested any alkaline-based diet to kill Coronavirus. In the Africa Check article, it can be read that Oyewale Tomori (Virology Professor with the WHO) said, “Coronavirus has nothing to do with the stomach, so how do these ‘alkaline foods’, like lemon, lime, avocado, and garlic, beat the virus? This claim should be ignored”., To sum it up, a message suggesting that ‘alkaline foods can kill SARS-CoV-2 virus’ is fake., Did you watch our new video?, Pingback: Alimentos alcalinos não ajudam a prevenir ou tratar a Covid-19 • Blog Potiguar, Pingback: Alimentos alcalinos não ajudam a prevenir ou tratar a Covid-19, Pingback: Alimentos alcalinos não ajudam a prevenir ou tratar a Covid-19 – Jornal Periscópio – Mommies Organics, FACTLY is one of the well known Data Journalism/Public Information portals in India. Each news story on FACTLY is backed by factual evidence/data from official sources that is either available in the public domain or that is collated/gathered/collected using tools such as the Right to Information (RTI).
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