ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ daɪətˈɛɾɪk ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən nˈeɪmd ðɪ ˈælkəlˌaɪn dˈaɪət wˈʌn ʌvðə "tˈɑːp fˈaɪv wˈɜːst sˈɛlɛb dˈaɪəts tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn", bɹˈændɪŋ ɪɾ æz "nˈɑːnsəns".
The British Dietetic Association named the alkaline diet one of the "top 5 worst celeb diets to avoid in 2018", branding it as "nonsense".