Antacids may affect your nutritional status

Acid reflux, heartburn, and ulcers are unpleasant stomach ailments that require short-term use of antacids to neutralize stomach acids. However, relying on these medications for months or years can result in nutritional deficiencies-namely vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, iron and zinc.

Research has linked long-term use of antacids to increased hip fractures due to a lack of [...]