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- Diet
- Fiber
- The role of fiber in the development of diverticulosis is unclear. Several early studies suggested that low dietary fiber predisposes to the development of diverticular disease, but other studies have been conflicting[1].However, dietary fiber and a vegetarian diet may reduce the incidence of symptomatic diverticular disease by decreasing intestinal inflammation and altering the intestinal microbiota[2].
References
- ↑ Peery AF, Sandler RS, Ahnen DJ, Galanko JA, Holm AN, Shaukat A, Mott LA, Barry EL, Fried DA, Baron JA (2013). "Constipation and a low-fiber diet are not associated with diverticulosis". Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 11 (12): 1622–7. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2013.06.033. PMC 3840096. PMID 23891924.
- ↑ Aldoori WH, Giovannucci EL, Rimm EB, Wing AL, Trichopoulos DV, Willett WC (1994). "A prospective study of diet and the risk of symptomatic diverticular disease in men". Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 60 (5): 757–64. PMID 7942584.