Publications

Authors:

Rizzo, Gianluca; Baroni, Luciana; Bonetto, Chiara; Visaggi, Pierfrancesco; Orazzini, Mattia; Solinas, Irene; Guidi, Giada; Pugliese, Jessica; Scaramuzza, Giulia; Ovidi, Filippo; Buselli, Irene; Bellini, Massimo; Savarino, Edoardo V; de Bortoli, Nicola

Title:

The role of a plant-only (vegan) diet in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: online survey of the Italian general population

Year:

2023

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

NUTRIENTS

ISSN of journal:

2072-6643

N° Volume:

15

Number or Folder:

4725

Page numbers:

1-13

Keyword:

GERD; QoL; Quality of Life; SF-36; gastroesophageal reflux disease; heartburn; lifestyle habits; non-cardiac chest pain; plant-based diet; plant-only diet; regurgitation; vegan diet

Short description of contents:

The relationship between food and the pathophysiological mechanisms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is unclear. There are few data on the impact of dietary habits on GERD symptoms and on the incidence of GERD in subjects undergoing plant-based diets. In this study, we investigated the association between diet and GERD, using data collected through an online survey of the Italian general population. In total, 1077 subjects participated in the study. GERD was defined according to the Montreal Consensus. For all subjects age, gender, body mass index (BMI), marital status, education, occupation, alcohol consumption, and smoking habits were recorded. All participants also completed the SF-36 questionnaire on Quality of Life. A total of 402 subjects (37.3%) were vegans and 675 (62.7%) non-vegans. The prevalence of GERD in the total population was 9%. Subjects with GERD-related symptoms recorded a worse quality of life according to SF-36 analysis (p < 0.05 for all dimensions). In multivariate analysis, after adjusting for confounders, participants undergoing a vegan diet had a significantly lower risk of GERD (OR = 0.47, 95% CI 0.28-0.81, p = 0.006). These findings should be taken into account to inform the lifestyle management of GERD.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15224725

Product ID:

136391

Handle IRIS:

11562/1114926

Last Modified:

December 29, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Rizzo, Gianluca; Baroni, Luciana; Bonetto, Chiara; Visaggi, Pierfrancesco; Orazzini, Mattia; Solinas, Irene; Guidi, Giada; Pugliese, Jessica; Scaramuzza, Giulia; Ovidi, Filippo; Buselli, Irene; Bellini, Massimo; Savarino, Edoardo V; de Bortoli, Nicola, The role of a plant-only (vegan) diet in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: online survey of the Italian general population «NUTRIENTS» , vol. 15 , n. 4725 , 2023 , pp. 1-13

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