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Emergence of diverticular disease in the urban South African black.
Gastroenterology. 1977 Feb; 72(2):215-9.G

Abstract

A low residue, fiber-deficient diet has been postulated as the cause of diverticular disease--the commonest affliction of the colon in the Western nations. This condition is virtually unknown in Africans (blacks) who live south of the Sahara, and who have not changed their traditional high residue diet. This paper presents 16 Africans with diverticular disease. A disturbing feature is that 5 of the patients are young, being in their fourth decade, and only 4 are over the age of 60. Their dietary history confirms the hypothesis as to the etiology, and also shows that the urbanization of the South African black has been accompanied by the emergence of diverticular disease, a condition higherto virtually nonexistent in this population.

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Segal I
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Solomon A
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Hunt JA
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MeSH

AdultAfrican AmericansAgedBlacksDietary FiberDiverticulum, ColonFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSouth AfricaUrban Population

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

830571

Citation

Segal, I, et al. "Emergence of Diverticular Disease in the Urban South African Black." Gastroenterology, vol. 72, no. 2, 1977, pp. 215-9.
Segal I, Solomon A, Hunt JA. Emergence of diverticular disease in the urban South African black. Gastroenterology. 1977;72(2):215-9.
Segal, I., Solomon, A., & Hunt, J. A. (1977). Emergence of diverticular disease in the urban South African black. Gastroenterology, 72(2), 215-9.
Segal I, Solomon A, Hunt JA. Emergence of Diverticular Disease in the Urban South African Black. Gastroenterology. 1977;72(2):215-9. PubMed PMID: 830571.
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