May 6 (UPI) -- Patients with diverticulitis often try to control the digestive condition by cutting nuts, seeds and popcorn out of their daily diet. But that's not necessary, a new study has found. Nuts and seeds do not increase the risk of diverticulitis, according to findings published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine . "Our findings refute the widely held belief that dietary intake of particulate matter [like nuts or seeds] should be avoided to prevent diverticulitis," wrote the