SynthesisEuropean journal of nutrition2020
Dietary fibre intake and the risk of diverticular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
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- Lower Fiber Consumption in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Role of Dietary Habits in the Prevention of Diverticular Disease Complications: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
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- Fibers and Polyphenols in Diverticular Disease: From Pathophysiology to Management.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Review
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- Mapping the Quantitative Dose-Response Relationships Between Nutrients and Health Outcomes to Inform Food Risk-Benefit Assessment.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The impact of dietary fiber on colorectal cancer patients based on machine learning.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Safety and efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation in patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Exploring the Impact of Dietary Factors on Intestinal Diverticular Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Approach.Food science & nutrition · 2024Article
- An exploration of fibre intake and bowel function in a sample of adults at an Irish university campus.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Article
- Gut microbiome composition and metabolic activity in women with diverticulitis.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Unmet needs in treatment of symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease and prevention of recurrent acute diverticulitis: a scoping review.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Birth weight, childhood body mass index, and risk of diverticular disease in adulthood.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Article
- Seasonal variations in acute diverticular disease hospitalisations in New Zealand.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Article
- Distinct changes in the colonic microbiome associated with acute diverticulitis.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2022Article
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- Fibre intake for optimal health: how can healthcare professionals support people to reach dietary recommendations?BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundA high intake of dietary fibre has been associated with a reduced risk of diverticular disease in several studies; however, the dose-response relationship between fibre intake and diverticular disease risk has varied, and the available studies have not been summarised in a meta-analysis. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies to clarify the association between dietary fibre intake, fibre subtypes, and the risk of diverticular disease.
methodsPubMed and Embase databases were searched up to August 9th 2018. Summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random-effects model and nonlinear associations were modelled using fractional polynomial models.
resultsFive prospective cohort studies with 19,282 cases and 865,829 participants were included in the analysis of dietary fibre and diverticular disease risk. The summary RR was 0.74 (95% CI 0.71-0.78, I
conclusionsThese results suggest that a high fibre intake may reduce the risk of diverticular disease and individuals consuming 30 g of fibre per day have a 41% reduction in risk compared to persons with a low fibre intake. Further studies are needed on fibre types and risk of diverticular disease and diverticulitis.
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