Carb reduction may help with heartburn

Carbs, carbs, carbs -- yeah, we know all about carbs. There's so-called "good" ones and there are definitely "bad"ones. There are times when we need them, and there are times when we should probably steer clear of them altogether. Readers of this blog may know more about the ins and outs of carbs than anyone, but even they may not know something that researchers from the University of North Carolina discovered. Interested to know what they found? If so, read on.

According to a study, cutting back on carbs can help you can relieve heartburn. Patients experienced a 44 percent reduction in the severity of their heartburn symptoms after spending a mere 4 days eating a reduced carbohydrate diet. In addition, the pain-inducing acid in each patient's esophagus decreased by an average of 60 percent.

What's more, patients that returned to eating a higher-carb diet after the study found their heartburn to return.