Diverticular disease, affecting the large bowel or colon, is thought to be caused by inadequate consumption of fiber.
About 10 percent of U.S. adults older than 40 and about half of U.S. adults older than 60 have diverticulosis.
Read the British Medical Journal report on vegetarians being less apt to get diverticular disease.
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