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If sugar is a leading cause of heartburn/indigestion, why do i hear of people adding sugar to tomato sauces & chili to "cut the acid"?confusing..

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Dr. Colin Kerr answered

Sugar & heartburn: Sugar is not a leading cause of heartburn. The leading causes of heartburn are spicy foods, alcohol, caffeine, and just overeating. A lot of heartburn is not due to food but is due to a minor malformation in organ development leading to hiatal hernia, in which the sphincter muscle between stomach and esophagus does not function correctly.

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Answered 8/24/2013

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A member asked:

If sugar is a leading cause of heartburn/indigestion, why do i hear of people adding sugar to tomato sauces & chili to "cut the acid"?confusing..

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Colin Kerr answered

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

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