A high-fiber diet does not protect against asymptomatic diverticulosis

Gastroenterology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Peery, Anne F ^a   Barrett, Patrick R ^a   Park, Doyun ^a,b   Rogers, Albert J ^a   Galanko, Joseph A ^a   Martin, Christopher F ^a   Sandler, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; Epidemiology; Exercise; Foods; Incidence; Intestine; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED MEAT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84856132626     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: 15280012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.10.035     Document Type: Article

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