Fruit vs vegetables: What’s best for decreasing diverticulitis risk?

US study suggests fibre from one makes a difference while fibre from the other doesn't
Reuters Health
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Women who get more fibre from fruits and cereals are less likely to develop diverticulitis, while vegetable sources of fibre don’t make much difference, a US study suggests.

The researchers followed 50,019 women aged 43-70 with no history of diverticulitis, cancer or inflammatory bowel disease.