ðə "dˈaɪətɚɹi ˈæʃ haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs" pɹəpˈoʊzd ðæt ðiːz fˈuːdz, wˌɛn mətˈæbəlˌaɪzd, wʊd lˈiːv ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ "ˈæsɪd ˈæʃ" ɔːɹ "ˈælkəlˌaɪn ˈæʃ" ɪnðə bˈɑːdi æz ðoʊz ˈɑːksɪdˌaɪzd ɪn kəmbˈʌstʃən.
The "dietary ash hypothesis" proposed that these foods, when metabolized, would leave a similar "acid ash" or "alkaline ash" in the body as those oxidized in combustion.