differences in cardiovascular disease risk
factors between japanese in japan and
japanese-americans in hawaii: the
interlipid study. Ueshima, h.; okayama,
a.; saitoh, s.; nakagawa, h.; rodriguez,
b.; sakata, k.; okuda, n.; choudhury, s.
R.; curb, j. D. Department of health
science, shiga university of medical
science, otsu, japan. Journal of human
hypertension (2003), 17(9), 631-639.
Coden: jhhyen issn: 0950-9240. Journal
written in english. Can 140:72408 an
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abstract
despite increase in serum total
cholesterol, high smoking rate, and
frequency of adverse blood pressure levels
in japan, coronary heart disease (chd)
incidence and mortality apparently remain
substantially lower at all ages in japan
than in the us and other western
societies. To better understand these
differences, we compared chd biomedical
risk factors and dietary variables in
japanese living in japan and 3rd and 4th
generation japanese emigrants living a
primarily western lifestyle in hawaii, in
an ancillary study of the intermap. Men
and women aged 40-59 yr were examd. By
common standardized methods-four samples
in japan (574 men, 571 women) and a
japanese-american sample in hawaii (136
men, 131 women). Av. Systolic (sbp) and
diastolic (dbp) blood pressures were
significantly higher in men in japan than
in hawaii; there were no significant
differences in women. The treatment rate
of hypertension was much lower in japan
than hawaii. Smoking prevalence was
higher, markedly so for men, in japan than
hawaii. Body mass index, serum total and
low-d. Lipoprotein cholesterol, hba1c,
and fibrinogen were significantly lower in
japan than in hawaii; high-d. Lipoprotein
cholesterol was higher in japan. Total
fat, satd. Fatty acid intake, and keys
dietary lipid score were lower in japan
than in hawaii. Polyunsatd./satd. Fatty
acid ratio and omega-3 fatty acid intake
were higher in japan than in hawaii. In
conclusion, levels of several, esp.
Lipid, chd risk factors were generally
lower in japanese in japan than in
japanese in hawaii. These differences
were smaller for women than men between
japan and hawaii. They may partly explain
lower chd incidence and mortality in japan
than western industrialized countries.
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Marymary781
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 15
Google Stuff On Heart Disease And Omega-3s Posted: 06-26-04 14:04pm
I take omega-3 fatty acids. I take one
with antioxidants in them (vitamin e and
coq10). I have read a lot about all three
being very good for my heart.
Go to google and search "benefits of
omega-3" and you will find a lot of great
health information on them.
