Diet and coronary disease: a survey of mortality rates and food consumption statistics of 24 countries.
Direct, linear and reasonably accurate correlation has been found between coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates and the consumption of unfermented milk proteins--namely the protein content of all dairy products with the only important exception of cheese--in a study of male mortality rates and food consumption statistics of 24 countries. Thus in Finland, with the highest CHD mortality amongst these countries, the consumption of unfermented mile proteins is also higher than in the other countries, 30.4 g/day, corresponding to the protein content of 0.85 l of whole milk. In Germany, Yugoslavia and Japan male CHD mortality is approximately a half, a quarter and a tenth of that in Finland. So is the consumption of milk proteins, 14.1, 8.1 and 2.5 g respectively. Multivariate analysis on the combined effect of milk proteins and other possible atherogenic agents, like sugar, saturated fats and cigarette smoking, is performed, the results tending to confirm the leading role of milk proteins, attributing only an adjuvant effect to co-factors. Possible theoretical interpretation of the results is briefly discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D004036:Diet, Atherogenic; D005060:Europe; D005224:Fats, Unsaturated / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009520:New Zealand; D012907:Smoking; D014481:United States
D002241:Carbohydrates; D005224:Fats, Unsaturated; D008894:Milk Proteins