ðɪs pɹəpˈoʊzd mˈɛkənˌɪzəm, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə dˈaɪət kæn sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli tʃˈeɪndʒ ðɪ æsˈɪdᵻɾi ʌvðə blˈʌd, ɡoʊz ɐɡˈɛnst "ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ wiː nˈoʊ ɐbˌaʊt ðə kˈɛmɪstɹi ʌvðə hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi" ænd hˈæzbiːn kˈɔːld ˈeɪ "mˈɪθ" ɪn ɐ stˈeɪtmənt baɪ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ kˈænsɚ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ.
This proposed mechanism, in which the diet can significantly change the acidity of the blood, goes against "everything we know about the chemistry of the human body" and has been called a "myth" in a statement by the American Institute for Cancer Research.