Do diets good for longevity really exist? - Lessons from the eating habits of countries with long-lived populations

Japan Medical Association Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-22

  Yamori, Yukio ^a  

^a MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Soy isoflavones; Stroke; Taurine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ISOFLAVONE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; TAURINE; YOGHURT;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHINESE; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALT INTAKE; SHORT SURVEY; SOYBEAN; STROKE;

EID: 67649971211     PISSN: 13468650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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