Why Are Fewer People Getting Appendicitis?
Rates of appendicitis vary around the world, likely due to the forces of modernization.
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Show Notes
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Fecalith: A stony mass of feces inside a person’s intestinal tract.
- Appendix: A tube-shaped sac at the bottom of a person’s intestinal tract.
- Appendicitis: A painful inflammation of the appendix.
- Fiber: Plant-derived dietary material that’s resistant to certain digestive enzymes.
- Tertiary Food Processing: Commercial production of food that often contains synthetic elements or an overabundance of certain salts and sugars.
- “Western Diet”: A collective term for a diet high in fat, cholesterol, protein, sugar, and salt, that often involves frequent consumption of “fast food”.
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