Water > Coffee, Tea & Soda
Water > Coffee, Tea & Soda
Check out this article demonstrating that replacing a few servings per day of either coffee, tea or soda with water may reduce risk for symptoms of GERD, according to study results from Massachusetts General Hospital.
“Researchers analyzed data from the prospective Nurses’ Health Study II comprising 48,309 women aged between 42 and 62 years.”
“Chan and colleagues found that drinking water twice a day instead of two servings of coffee (HR = 0.96; 95% CI, 0.92–1), tea (HR = 0.96; 95% CI, 0.92–1) or soda (HR = 0.92; 95% CI, 0.89–0.96) was associated with reduced risk for GERD symptoms.
“Clinicians should consider advising patients with heartburn symptoms to try drinking more water in place of coffee, tea, and soda, especially when consuming four or more servings of these beverages per day,” Chan and colleagues wrote. “Although these dietary modifications alone may not be sufficient to prevent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, they may be especially effective when combined with other important lifestyle interventions, such as maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking.””
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