Open AccessIntake of Dietary Fiber, Fruits, and Vegetables and Risk of Diverticulitis
Author(s) -
Wenjie Ma,
Long H. Nguyen,
Mingyang Song,
Manol Jovani,
PoHong Liu,
Yin Cao,
Idy Tam,
Kana Wu,
Edward Giovannucci,
Lisa L. Strate,
Andrew T. Chan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000363
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulitis , hazard ratio , diverticular disease , confidence interval , risk factor , cohort study , prospective cohort study , lower risk , dietary fiber , environmental health , food science , chemistry
Although low fiber intake has been considered a risk factor for diverticulitis, prospective evidence is limited in women despite having a disproportionate burden of disease, with little known about variation in the protective effects according to food sources. We assessed the associations of intakes of fiber and major food sources of fiber including fruits and vegetables with risk of diverticulitis in a large cohort of women.