Burkitt D P
Am J Clin Nutr. 1981 Mar;34(3):428-31. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/34.3.428.
Hiatus hernia, diverticular disease of the colon, and gallstones have their maximum prevalence in economically most developed Western countries, and their minimum in Africa. These three diseases are associated not only epidemiologically but also in individual patients. Their prevalence is closely comparable in black and white Americans today. Evidence is presented to support the hypothesis that each of these diseases is in fact a result of consuming fiber-depleted diets, and it is argued that this accounts for interrelationships.
食管裂孔疝、结肠憩室病和胆结石在经济最发达的西方国家发病率最高，在非洲发病率最低。这三种疾病不仅在流行病学上相关，在个体患者中也是如此。如今美国黑人和白人中这三种疾病的发病率相近。本文提供了证据支持以下假说：这些疾病实际上均是食用低纤维饮食的结果，并且认为这解释了它们之间的相互关系。
