3. Maintain A Healthy Weight
There are many benefits to staying in shape besides elusive muscles and figure around the waist. Simply put, having extra weight around the stomach adds pressure that promotes heartburn. Acid reflux is most likely to be the leading cause of exasperating the damaged or inflamed area in the esophagus. According to a 2006 study in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that small changes in a person’s body weight could increase the likelihood of acid reflux, which is a disease that finds the conditions created by Eosinophilic esophagitis, advantageous.
The study found a clear correlation between the body mass index (BMI) and the disease gastroesophageal reflux. People who were considered overweight by the index were twice as likely to develop the disease when compared to those who were not classified as overweight by the index. Furthermore, people considered overweight by the same measure were at triple the risk of developing acid reflux.