ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2017
Association between coffee or tea drinking and Barrett's esophagus or esophagitis: an Italian study.
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- Association of Coffee Intake With Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2026Pooled it
- Association between tea consumption and gastroesophageal reflux disease: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of Dewaxed Coffee on Gastroesophageal Symptoms in Patients with GERD: A Randomized Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- The Relationship between Dietary Habits and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Dietary and Nutritional Support in Gastrointestinal Diseases of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (I): Esophagus.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Effects of Coffee on the Gastro-Intestinal Tract: A Narrative Review and Literature Update.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Dietary and Lifestyle Factors Related to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Systematic Review.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2021Review
- Coffee and Tea Consumption Impact on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Progression: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Prognostic factors affecting long-term outcomes in patients with brain metastasis from esophageal carcinoma.Chinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu · 2020Article
- Effects of Coffee and Its Components on the Gastrointestinal Tract and the Brain-Gut Axis.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Prevalence and risk factors for Barrett's esophagus in Taiwan.World journal of gastroenterology · 2019Article
- Fluid Intake and Beverage Consumption Description and Their Association with Dietary Vitamins and Antioxidant Compounds in Italian Adults from the Mediterranean Healthy Eating, Aging and Lifestyles (MEAL) Study.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesOnly a few papers have treated of the relationship between Barrett's esophagus (BE) or erosive esophagitis (E) and coffee or tea intake. We evaluated the role of these beverages in BE and E occurrence. SUBJECTS/
methodsPatients with BE (339), E (462) and controls (619) were recruited. Data on coffee and tea and other individual characteristics were collected using a structured questionnaire.
resultsBE risk was higher in former coffee drinkers, irrespective of levels of exposure (cup per day; ⩽1: OR=3.76, 95% CI 1.33-10.6; >1: OR=3.79, 95% CI 1.31-11.0; test for linear trend (TLT) P=0.006) and was higher with duration (>30 years: OR=4.18, 95% CI 1.43-12.3; TLT P=0.004) and for late quitters, respectively (⩽3 years from cessation: OR=5.95, 95% CI 2.19-16.2; TLT P<0.001). The risk of BE was also higher in subjects who started drinking coffee later (age >18 years: OR=6.10, 95% CI 2.15-17.3). No association was found in current drinkers, but for an increased risk of E in light drinkers (<1 cup per day OR =1.85, 95% CI 1.00-3.43).A discernible risk reduction of E (about 20%, not significant) and BE (about 30%, P<0.05) was observed in tea drinkers.
conclusionsOur data were suggestive of a reduced risk of BE and E with tea intake. An adverse effect of coffee was found among BE patients who had stopped drinking coffee. Coffee or tea intakes could be indicative of other lifestyle habits with protective or adverse impact on esophageal mucosa.
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