According to The Pediatric Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux (PAGER) Association, six million Hispanics, in the US, have acid reflux.
Acid reflux is a condition where the acid in the stomach works its way back up the esophagus, either because the stomach produces too much acid, or because the sphyncter between the stomach and esophagus does not close properly.
The gylcemic index is a numeric scale that indicates the rate at which the body converts different foods into glucose and how quickly those foods increase blood glucose levels. The scale ranges from 0 to 100 – the higher the number, the more readily a food converts glucose, the more likely a blood sugar spike.