Check your waistline for heartburn clues
There may be some truth to waistlines and heartburn.
From the article:
“Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a common digestive disorder that can affect people of all ages. As recent studies continue to confirm the longstanding link between excess weight and GERD, soaring obesity rates are likely to lead to an increasing number of Americans who are affected by this disease.
Scientists say, however, that although occasional heartburn is not a worry, frequent heartburn can lead to serious complications if left untreated.
GERD is an established risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma, a type of esophageal cancer that has increased approximately 600 percent since 1971. If both obesity and GERD are present, the risk of this kind of cancer increases even more than seen with GERD alone.
Instead of trying to make unhealthy eating tolerable, it may be time to develop better eating habits and shape up to a healthy weight to reduce GERD and risk of esophageal cancer.”
I’ve noticed problems with heartburn occur more frequently, plus my BMI is 27, well over the Government’s FDA recommended 18.5-24.9. I’ve re-started my total body fitness plan again.
Have you?
April 30th, 2007 at 5:36 am
I think yoga helps GERD…that’s what a practitioner told me anyway.
April 30th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Thanks, Neel!