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ArticleThe American journal of clinical nutrition2024

Dietary and lifestyle insulinemic potentials, plasma metabolome, and risk of diverticulitis: a prospective cohort study.

Jane Ha, Yilun Wu, Dong Hoon Lee, Fred K Tabung, Edward L Giovannucci, Lisa L Strate, Wenjie Ma, Andrew T Chan

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  2. Genetic Risk, Healthy Lifestyle, and Risk Stratification for Diverticulitis.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2026
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Jane HaClinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Yilun WuDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States.
Dong Hoon LeeDepartment of Sport Industry Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
Fred K TabungDepartment of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States.
Edward L GiovannucciDepartment of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
Lisa L StrateDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States.
Wenjie MaClinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Andrew T ChanClinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States. Electronic address: achan@mgh.harvard.edu.

Funding

BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS IN THE NURSES'HEALTH STUDY COHORTR01CA049449 · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · 1989 to 2005
$7.7M
Life Course Cancer Epidemiology Cohort in WomenU01CA176726 · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2025 to 2025
$6.4M
Premenopausal Hormone Levels and Risk of Breast CancerR01CA067262 · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · 2002 to 2005
$2.7M
Cancer Epidemiology Cohort in Male Health ProfessionalsU01CA167552 · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2025 to 2025
$1.5M
Prediction of outcomes in diverticulitis using a deep-learning frameworkK01DK135854 · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2025 to 2025
$156k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA049449NCI NIH HHS R01 CA067262NCI NIH HHS U01 CA167552NCI NIH HHS U01 CA176726NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA186107NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK135854NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK101495
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Abstract

backgroundDiet and lifestyle factors have been linked to developing diverticulitis. However, it remains largely unknown whether the associations are mediated by metabolic disturbance, such as hyperinsulinemia and corresponding metabolomic perturbations.

objectivesWe investigated associations of the insulinemic potential of diet, lifestyle (diet, physical activity, body weight), and metabolomic patterns with the risk of incident diverticulitis.

methodsWe conducted a prospective cohort study including participants in 3 nationwide cohorts of United States health professionals. The risk of incident diverticulitis was estimated according to quintiles of the empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinemia (EDIH) and empirical lifestyle index for hyperinsulinemia (ELIH). In a subset of participants with metabolomic measurements, we developed metabolomic dietary index for hyperinsulinemia (MDIH) and metabolomic lifestyle index for hyperinsulinemia (MLIH), metabolite profile scores correlating with EDIH and ELIH, respectively, and tested their associations with subsequent risk of diverticulitis. We also examined whether the associations of EDIH and ELIH with diverticulitis were mediated by the metabolite profile scores.

resultsAmong 184,508 participants [median age, 51 (interquartile range, 46-56) y], we documented 9123 incident diverticulitis cases over 3,419,945 person-years. Compared with those in the lowest quintile, participants with the most hyperinsulinemic diets and lifestyles (highest quintiles of EDIH and ELIH) had a hazard ratio for the risk of diverticulitis of 1.22 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.13, 1.31] and 1.69 (95% CI: 1.57, 1.81), respectively. Similarly, the metabolite profile scores were significantly associated with the diverticulitis risk with odds ratio of 1.96 for MDIH (95% CI: 1.47, 2.60) and 1.93 for MLIH (95% CI: 1.48, 2.51) when comparing extreme quintiles. The explainable proportions of EDIH- and ELIH-related diverticulitis risk by MDIH and MLIH were 70% (95% CI: 6%, 99%) and 57% (95% CI: 23%, 86%), respectively (P < 0.0001 for both).

conclusionsParticipants with dietary and lifestyle patterns corresponding to higher insulinemic potential had an increased risk of diverticulitis, which might be mediated by metabolomic profiles.

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DietDiverticulitisHyperinsulinismLife StyleMetabolomeCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInsulinMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesInsulindietary factorsdiverticulitishyperinsulinemiametabolitesnutritional epidemiology

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PMCPMC11600042

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