Dietary fiber intake and risk of cardiovascular disease in the Japanese population: the Japan Public Health Center-based study cohort
Author(s) -
Yoshihiro Kokubo,
Hiroyasu Iso,
Isao Saito,
Kazumasa Yamagishi,
Junko Ishihara,
Manami Inoue,
Shoichiro Tsugane
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1476-5640
pISSN - 0954-3007
DOI - 10.1038/ejcn.2011.100
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , cohort study , dietary fiber , cohort , public health , disease , population , gerontology , food science , biology , nursing
There has been no study with regard to the association between dietary fibers and the incidence of stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) in Asia. We investigated the association between dietary fiber and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which we defined as stroke or CHD, in a Japanese population.
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