Epidemiology of coronary heart disease and stroke in Japanese men living in Japan, Hawaii, and California: methodology for comparison of diet

Abstract

Details of the dietary studies carried out in conjunction with a study of men of Japanese ancestry now living in Japan, Hawaii, and California have been presented together with preliminary results. Dietary information gathered by four different methods over a period of 5 years reveals striking differences in dietary patterns as the Japanese men have migrated to areas where American culture prevails. Using the data from these collaborative studies of men with a common ancestral background, the relationship of nutrient intake to serum lipid levels will be analyzed in subsequent reports.