Obesity Linked to Reflux Disease
August 27, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Do we need yet another reason to lose weight? A new study reveals that obesity is linked to GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. The appearance of GERD has increased steadily over the last few years, just like obesity. Now, almost “1 in 5 people have the disease.”
This research makes sense when you consider that the same types of eating contribute to obesity and GERD both. Here’s the kicker, however. Even if you lose weight, it won’t help GERD unless you’re in the earliest stages of the disease. The only true prevention is to not become obese in the first place.
However, there are plenty of ways to treat GERD once you have it.
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