A wide variety of pieces of evidence has suggested that obesity is associated with a
significant increase in the risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and …

Objective: Weight gain is an important risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD); however, whether weight loss can lead to resolution of GERD symptoms is not …

Background: Weight loss is commonly recommended as part of first-line management of
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) despite the paucity of published clinical trials …

Background General obesity and abdominal obesity is an established risk factor of
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, the influence of weight or waist change …

Although the balance of epidemiologic data supports a relationship between obesity and
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), it is difficult to establish true cause and effect …

With the increasing prevalence of obesity, the worldwide risk of gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD) has also increased. Abdominal obesity increases intragastric pressure …

AIM: To examine the effects of long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy on body weight
(BW) and body mass index (BMI) in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) …

OBJECTIVES: High body mass index (BMI) is an established risk factor of gastroesophageal
reflux symptoms (GERS). The aim of this study was to clarify if weight loss reduces GERS …

Introduction Obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are increasingly
important health problems. Previous studies of the relationship between obesity and GERD …

Background and Aim: A correlation to obesity has been reported in patients with
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, insufficient data have been obtained …