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. |
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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. |
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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] |
