There are geographic and ethnic differences in the incidence of gastric cancer around the
world as well as with its trends for each population over time. The incidence patterns …

Because gastric cancer is still the most common cancer, its prevention is one of the most
important aspects of Japan's cancer control strategy. Observations among Japanese …

Abstract The Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study conducted a baseline
survey for 140 000 registered residents aged 40–69 years within 11 public health center …

Background Most studies that have evaluated the association between the body-mass index
(BMI) and the risks of death from any cause and from specific causes have been conducted …

Background An association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and cancer has long been
speculated, but no conclusive evidence has been obtained. Methods We prospectively …

Background—Once-or twice-weekly consumption of fish (or a small amount of fish intake)
reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death in Western countries. It …

The overwhelming majority of participants in current genetic studies are of European
ancestry. To elucidate disease biology in the East Asian population, we conducted a …

Background: Although isoflavones, such as those found in soy, have been shown to inhibit
breast cancer in laboratory studies, associations between consumption of isoflavone …

People in Japan have the longest life expectancy at birth in the world. Here, we compile the
best available evidence about population health in Japan to investigate what has made the …

Obesity is a risk factor for a wide variety of health problems. In a genome-wide association
study (GWAS) of body mass index (BMI) in Japanese people (n= 173,430), we found 85 loci …