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Acid Neutralization Through Diet: Food Is Medicine – It’s Not Only What Comes Up; It’s What Goes Down

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Abstract

Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease has traditionally been treated with medication. This chapter reviews a dietary approach utilizing acid neutralization through food. Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease is reviewed in the context of a mechanistic approach to treatment by counteracting acidity of food intake with more alkaline food materials.

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  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux
  • Alkaline foods
  • Acid neutralization
  • Food is medicine

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Jonathan E. Aviv

  2. Voice and Swallowing Center, ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP, New York, NY, USA

    Jonathan E. Aviv

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  1. ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP; Voice and Swallow Division, Tarrytown, NY, USA

    MD Craig H. Zalvan

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Aviv, J.E. (2020). Acid Neutralization Through Diet: Food Is Medicine – It’s Not Only What Comes Up; It’s What Goes Down. In: Zalvan, C.H. (eds) Laryngopharyngeal and Gastroesophageal Reflux. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48890-1_39

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