Quick cortisol question

[Obadiah]

In this newsletter (https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2010nl/jan/poison.htm) it says

Acids from animal foods also raise cortisol (steroid) levels in your body.21

In note 21, it says: 1)Maurer M. Neutralization of Western diet inhibits bone resorption independently of K intake and reduces cortisol secretion in humans

Am I reading something wrong?

PS: I follow the McDougall way of eating. This came up in an outside conversation. A general answer is fine.

Obadiah

[Cihong]

Medical definition of "neutralize": "to counteract the activity or effect of: make ineffective"

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... Dictionary

"An acidogenic Western diet results in mild metabolic acidosis in association with a state of cortisol excess..."

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12388390/

[Obadiah]

Thank you. Guess I should have kept reading past the hard stuff.