Heartburn - caused by reflux disease - is super common, millions of people suffer from it. Many people take medication for it every single day, to reduce the symptoms. What if many of these people could cure the disease with a dietary change?
An earlier small study tested a LCHF diet on a few people with this problem, and they got significantly better. Even the pH in their esophagus improved, so it was not just placebo.
Now another, slightly larger, study has tested this idea again. Not only does it find that carbohydrates, sugar and the glycemic load of the diet was associated with reflux disease. They also test what happens when the participants go on a lower carb diet. The result?
Incredibly it seems like all the women in the study were able to get off their reflux (GERD) medications... See the chart to the right.
Has a low-carb diet been able to improve your reflux symptoms? Let me know in the comments below.
