Lifestyle and XXXX in Japan.

@entity1 @entity64 @entity101 @entity1007 @entity301 @entity167 @entity1372 @entity460 @entity65 @entity165
The aim was to give on overview of the profile of @entity65 , vascular pathology and the relationships between lifestyle and @entity65 in Japanese. Compared with the United States and Europe, the higher mortality from @entity64 and lower mortality from @entity301 constitute a unique cardiovascular profile for Japan. A selective review of population-based pathology, trend and prospective cohort studies was performed to clarify the characteristics of @entity65 and vascular pathology, trends in the incidence and mortality of @entity65 , and the relationships between lifestyle and @entity65 among Japanese adults. Since the 1970s, mortality from @entity301 as well as @entity64 has declined substantially in Japan, probably due to a major decline in blood pressure levels and for @entity1 a more recent decline in smoking, in spite of an increase in body mass index and total @entity165 levels. However, the decline in mortality was smaller and plateaued in middle-aged @entity1 aged 30-49 in the metropolitan cities of Tokyo and Osaka. The incidence of @entity301 has increased among middle-aged @entity1 residing in the suburbs of Osaka. As for the associations between lifestyle and @entity65 , higher @entity1372 , lower @entity460 and lower animal protein content in the diet and for @entity1 higher @entity167 consumption may account for the higher prevalence of @entity101 and higher risk of @entity64 for Japanese than for western populations. On the other hand, lower saturated fat (meat) and higher n3 polyunsaturated fat (fish) in the Japanese diet may contribute to the lower prevalence of @entity1007 and lower risk of @entity301 among Japanese. Japan is unique among developed countries in that @entity301 mortality has been low and has continued to decline, while @entity64 mortality has declined substantially. However, a recent trend for @entity301 incidence to increase among urban @entity1 is a cause for concern as a potential source of future problems for public health and clinical practice in Japan.
