Table 1.

Organisations with advises concerning fibres

Organisation	Year	Fibres recommended preventing diverticular disease	Original research cited	Fibres recommended in treatment of symptomatic diverticular disease	Original research cited	Fibres recommended in preventing recurrence of diverticulitis	Original research cited
American College of Gastroenterology [14]	1999	Yes	Aldoori et al. [15]	Yes	Brodribb [16], Ornstein et al. [17]	Not mentioned
European Association for Endoscopic Surgery [18]	1999	Yes	Brodribb and Humphreys [19], Gear et al. [20]	Yes	Brodribb [16]	Yes	None
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons [21]	2006	Not mentioned		Not mentioned		Yes	Larson et al. [22], Painter [23]
World Gastroenterology Organization [24]	2007	Yes	Painter and Burkitt [6] Talbot [25]	Yes	Nair and Mayberry [26], Aldoori et al. [15]	Not mentioned