Diverticular disease a common disorder whereby an out-pouching of the colon occurs can bring with it diverticulitis (an inflammation of those pouches) or bleeding. Typically even though the reasons for the inflammation were not known those who were affected by diverticular disease were warned against eating tree nuts popcorn or seeds and in some cases even corn. A new study challenges the accuracy of that long standing traditional directive: reported results now indicate that these foods do not in fact associate with diverticular  disease.