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Are the Alkaline Diet Benefits Legit?

June 29, 2020

We’ve seen dozens of diet trends rise and fall, but the alkaline diet remains a topic of conversation for those looking to get healthy, change their body composition, or use it as a hope to cure or delay disease.  But what does the diet entail, and are the alkaline diet benefits real? I weighed in on the subject in this piece for InStyle:

“To date, there is no scientific research that has shown an alkaline diet to alter the body’s pH,” says Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN of Brooklyn-based Maya Feller Nutrition. “The alkaline diet has been shown to have some impact on the pH of urine, but not the blood.” That’s because the kidneys, lungs, digestive system, and liver ensure a healthy individual maintains a blood pH of 7.35 to 7.45, Feller says. “Deviations outside of that narrow pH range can be fatal, but are very rare unless the body is seriously compromised with a medical or congenital condition.”

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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