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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Altern Ther Health Med 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):120, 116-9
Improvement of gastroesophageal reflux disease after initiation of a low- carbohydrate diet: five brief case reports.
author
Yancy WS Jr, Provenzale D, Westman EC.
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
abstract
The 5 individuals described in these case reports experienced resolution of GERD symptoms after self-initiation of a low-carbohydrate diet. Their observations suggest that carbohydrate restriction may have contributed to their symptom relief. However, this conclusion is confounded by concurrent reduction of caffeine intake in 3 of the individuals and reduction of acidic and high-osmolal food intake in all of them. Observations from some of these individuals suggest that carbohydrates may be a precipitating factor for GERD symptoms and that other classic exacerbating foods such as coffee and fat may be less pertinent when a low-carbohydrate diet is followed. However, these conclusions are preliminary. These findings primarily suggest that prospective research should be performed on the effect of low-carbohydrate diets on GERD symptoms. Trials that control for all of the confounders mentioned above and that contain objective endpoints are needed to further investigate these issues.
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PMID: 11712463 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 
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