Doesn't it seem like when it comes to nutrition or more opinions than facts to go around?

Every day we hear new theories about diets, supplements, best foods, my role is to take

them mystery out of good nutrition and look at the science.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast.

I'm your host and Dr. Michael Greger.

And I'm here to bring you an evidence-based approach to the best way to live a healthier,

longer life.

Today, we get to know GERD and know that's not the name of my great aunt.

It's short for gastroesophageal reflux disease or reflux for short.

In our first story, we look at which foods we should eat to prevent and treat acid reflux

before it can place us at risk for barisosophagus and cancer.

gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common disorders of the digestive

tract.

The two most typical symptoms are heartburn and regurgitation of stomach contents up

into the back of the throat.

But it's not just burning pain and sour taste in your mouth.

It causes millions of doctor visits every year, millions of hospitalizations, and the

most feared complication is cancer.

You start out with a normal esophagus, and if the acid keeps creeping up, it gets

all inflamed and you can get a esophageitis, which can turn into baritisophagus, which

can turn into cancer, adenocarcinoma.

To prevent all that, we just need to prevent the acid reflux in the first place.

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