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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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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.
Answered 8/24/2013
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