Are the Alkaline Diet Benefits Legit?

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.”