Diet and Risk for Incident Diverticulitis in Women : A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with diverticulitis often attempt to control their diet with a particular focus on avoiding nuts and seeds. However, whether dietary patterns or dietary intake of nuts and seeds are associated with diverticulitis risk is poorly studied, particularly in women.

Objective

To determine whether select diets affect incident diverticulitis risk in women.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Cohort study in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Participants

Women aged 35 to 74 years at enrollment who responded to food frequency and diverticulitis questionnaires and had no history of inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, or diverticulitis (n = 29 916).

Intervention

Food frequency questionnaires were used to calculate dietary index

SUBMITTER: Barlowe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12331370 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature