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Body Mass Index and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Implications of the Obesity Epidemic

Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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Acknowledgments

Dr. Vakil is a consultant for AstraZeneca, Orexo, Novartis, Shire, TAP, Proctor and Gamble, XenoPort, Ortho-McNeil, and Meridian; he is a speaker for Novartis, Takeda, and AstraZeneca; he receives grant/research support from AstraZeneca, Novartis, Boston-Scientific, Medtronics, Altana, XenoPort, and AGI; and he is a stock shareholder (self-managed) of Orexo stock.

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  2. Marquette University College of Health Sciences, Milwaukee, WI, USA

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  3. Aurora Sinai Medical Center, 945 North 12th Street, Room 4040, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA

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The scientific roundtable and this series of articles were funded by Eisai Inc. and PriCara, a unit of Ortho-McNeil, Inc. International Meetings and Science Inc. organized the roundtable and provided editorial support for the articles.

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Vakil, N. Body Mass Index and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Implications of the Obesity Epidemic. Dig Dis Sci 53, 2291–2292 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-008-0409-5

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