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If disease patterns emerge which show that certain diseases can be related, this is a valuable pointer to a common cause. This article traces the principle of interpreting disease relationships, illustrated by several common conditions of western civilization, for which the common cause is postulated as being removal of fiber from the diet.
如果出现某些疾病模式表明它们之间存在关联,这就为找到共同病因提供了有价值的线索。本文追溯了阐释疾病关联的原理,并列举了几种西方文明中常见的病症,这些病症被认为是共同的病因,即饮食中去除了纤维。