An Epidemiological Approach to the Relation Between Diet and Cerebrovascular Lesions and Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease

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Abstract
Correlation coefficients were calculated between national average supplies of 10 foodstuff groups and corrected death rates for the 30-69 age group from cerebro-vascular lesions and arteriosclerotic heart disease, among 20 Western countries. No significant correlation corrected death rates was found between cerebrovascular lesions and arteriosclerotic heart disease. There are high correlations with sex in corrected death rates for cerebrovascular lesions and for arteriosclerotic heart disease. There are some correlations among foodstuff groups by nations; for instance, sugar and syrups-meat-milk (positive correlation), and cereals-meat (negative correlation). Nations which consume relatively more cereals and less fats and oils tend to have a high mortality from cerebrovascular lesions. Nations which consume relatively less potatoes and other starchy roots, more sugar and syrups and relatively more meat, eggs and milk tend to have a high mortality for arteriosclerotic heart disease. These results are discussed in relation to the peculiar conditions in Japan.

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