Intake of Dietary Fiber, Fruits, and Vegetables and Risk of Diverticulitis

Wenjie Ma, Long H. Nguyen, Mingyang Song, Manol Jovani, Po‐Hong Liu, Yin Cao, Idy Tam, Kana Wu, Edward L. Giovannucci, Lisa L. Strate,

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2019 · 66 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

Higher intake of dietary fiber and fiber from different food sources, except for vegetable fiber, are associated with a lower risk of diverticulitis in women. A greater intake of whole fruit is also associated with reduced risk.

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