Eating a small serving of a food that is very acidic might present something of a paradox to your stomach because
A) the stomach can handle a low pH well, but might not detect its presence if the serving size is too small.
B) the presence of food in the stomach typically causes release of gastrin, but low pH inhibits release of gastrin.
C) it could lead to overly acidic conditions in the stomach.
D) the presence of food in the stomach typically causes release of pepsin, but low pH inhibits release of pepsin.
E) the high pH of the food could trigger release of bile in the stomach.
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