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The incidence of diverticular disease of the colon presents a growing problem in Western society, with a gradually increasing incidence. It is now seen in approximately 70% of barium enema examinations in patients over the age of 70 and is present in 20% of people over the age of 40 both in Britain and North America1. It has been estimated that 10% of these patients have symptoms related to diverticula. Recently a good deal of both clinical and experimental evidence has accumulated to implicate a chronic low-fibre diet in the aetiology2–3.
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Taylor, I., Duthie, H.L. (1978). The effect of bran on colonic myoelectrical function in diverticular disease. In: Duthie, H.L. (eds) Gastrointestinal Motility in Health and Disease. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4389-1_24
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