Next question from Ram is, “Do you have any opinion on the recent trend of drinking alkaline water? Could it potentially contribute to hypochlorhydria?”
Chris: Yes. I think there’s really no research to support it. I have written a couple articles debunking the acid alkaline hypothesis, and I have a podcast about that too. Lyndsey, maybe you could do some Google magic and then post those into the chat box. I don’t think it contributes to hypochlorhydria. I don’t think it really does much of anything.