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August 27, 2008

Popular Diverticular Disease Belief Disproven »

By age 60 one third of the US population develops diverticulosis, the condition of having diverticulae – small outpouchings in the colon due to weaknesses in the muscle layers of the intestines. Health practitioners have historically advocated an avoidance of corn, nuts and seeds in people with diverticulosis because of a theoretical risk that they can irritate and damage diverticulae and cause bleeding and inflammation (diverticulitis). However, there is little evidence to actually support this recommendation. In the latest Journal of the American Medical Association, a new study that followed nearly 50 thousand men showed that consumption of nuts, corn, and popcorn were not found to be associated with an increased risk of new diverticulitis or diverticular complications. In fact, there was an inverse relationship between nut and popcorn consumption and the risk of diverticulitis. Full story.

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Posted by Steven / August 27, 2008 11:36 pm / Permalink / Comments (0) / Trackbacks (0)