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Acid Reflux Disease
Research on acid reflux disease detailed by scientists at Queen's University
April 14th, 2009
According to recent research from North Ireland, "To examine the association between dietary glycemic index (GI), glycemic load (GL), total carbohydrate, sugars, starch, and fiber intakes and the risk of reflux esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. In an all-Ireland study, dietary information was collected from patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma (n = 224), long-segment Barrett's esophagus (n = 220), reflux esophagitis (n = 219), and population-based controls (n = 256)." "Multiple logistic regression analysis examined the association between dietary variables and disease risk by tertiles of intake and as continuous variables, while...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-04-14)
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