title: Comparative studies on the relation between nutritional conditions and blood pressure levels of two rural populations with lower incidences of ischemic heart diseases in Japan and Spain.
abstract: Comparative studies on nutritional constituents and blood pressure (BP) levels were performed in two rural areas--in Japan (Ohda) and Spain (Navas)--with low incidences of ischemic heart disease. BP levels of both populations were relatively low, probably resulting from potassium- and magnesium-rich Mediterranean diets in Navas and from fish protein-rich Japanese diets in Ohda assessed by 24-h urine analyses according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Cardiovascular Diseases and Alimentary Comparison (CARDIAC) Study.
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Center for Research on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Cruz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamori
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004032:Diet; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D002784:Cholesterol