Tanigaki M

TL;DR: Results correspond well with the observed fact that stroke incidence or death rate in Japan is higher in populations with high prevalence of hypertension and low concentration of cholesterol, and also with the fact that death rate from hemorrhage declines with the increment of serum total cholesterol and the westernization of diet.

TL;DR: This cross-sectional study indicates a continuous--and not a threshold--relationship between alcohol and blood pressure, with the effect of even moderate consumption, e.g. 28-55 g per day (equivalent to about 2-4 U.S. drinks per day).

TL;DR: In the cross-group correlation analysis between dietary lipid intake and serum total cholesterol, a significant strong positive correlation was found between the dietary lipid factor (44 of Keys et al. and the mean serumtotal cholesterol level).

TL;DR: It is indicated that the proportion of cerebral hemorrhage and infarctions in penetrating artery regions was higher and that of infarction in cortical artery regions lower in Japanese than in Caucasians.

TL;DR: Although a causal relation between dietary calcium and blood pressure cannot be established, these results suggest a possible public health implication in Japan of increasing calcium intake for the prevention and control of hypertension, where average calcium intake is low.