1. Diverticular disease has really two conditions. Diverticulosis and diverticulitis. According to USDA Dietary Guidelines for American (2010), the majority (about 50 percent) of Americans ages sixty to eighty have diverticulosis, and just about everybody does after eighty. So what are the differences between the two? How do these conditions need to be treated? Please feel free to share your response.
2. What are some of the ways this digestive problem can be treated or managed? Are there nutrition and/or other lifestyle factors that contribute to this digestive problem? Explain your answer.
3. How do you think understanding how to read a food label might benefit you? How might you utilize this information to improve your eating habits?