Acute Appendicitis and Dietary Fiber
(1983) In Archives of Surgery 118(7). p.868-870- Abstract
The role of dietary fiber in the cause of acute appendicitis was evaluated. By means of food diaries the average daily fiber consumption was determined in 31 patients with acute appendicitis and in 30 control patients, matched for age and sex. The average daily dietary fiber intake was 17.4 g in the group with appendicitis and 21.0 g in the control group. The difference is statistically significant. Adjustment for the total energy intake in each instance did not change this conclusion. The results support the hypothesis that diet, in particular a lack of fiber, may be an important factor in the pathogenesis of acute appendicitis.
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- author
- Arnbjörnsson, Einar LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 1983-01-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
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- Archives of Surgery
- volume
- 118
- issue
- 7
- pages
- 868 - 870
- publisher
- American Medical Association
- external identifiers
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- scopus:0020533053
- pmid:6305309
- ISSN
- 0004-0010
- DOI
- 10.1001/archsurg.1983.01390070076015
- language
- English
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- yes
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