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Vegetarian Diet and Dietary Fiber Lowers Risk of Diverticular Disease
Posted by Galen Bosley on
Diverticular disease lower in vegetarians with high fiber diets.
A British study of vegetarians and non-vegetarians found that vegetarians have a 31% lower risk of developing diverticular disease and in those consuming greater than 25.5 grams of dietary fiber had 41% less risk compared with those consuming less than 14 grams. Death rates from diverticular disease was 4.4% in meat eaters versus 3% in the vegetarians.
PositiveTip: A plant-based diet lowers the risk of diverticular disease along with many others.
Different Kinds of Gluttony
Posted by Elvin Adams on
Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest medieval philosophers, recognized that gluttony involved more than eating too much. He developed a list of other ways in which a person might “abuse” food to the point of gluttony. Here are the different ways in which a person can be gluttonous.
