title: Reply to T Kawada.
authors.affiliation: From the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland (JM, T-PT, HEKV, and SV; JKV, e-mail: jyrki.virtanen@uef.fi).
authors.forename: Jyrki K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Virtanen
authors.affiliation: From the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland (JM, T-PT, HEKV, and SV; JKV, e-mail: jyrki.virtanen@uef.fi).
authors.forename: Jaakko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mursu
authors.affiliation: From the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland (JM, T-PT, HEKV, and SV; JKV, e-mail: jyrki.virtanen@uef.fi).
authors.forename: Tomi-Pekka
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Tuomainen
authors.affiliation: From the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland (JM, T-PT, HEKV, and SV; JKV, e-mail: jyrki.virtanen@uef.fi).
authors.forename: Heli Ek
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Virtanen
authors.affiliation: From the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland (JM, T-PT, HEKV, and SV; JKV, e-mail: jyrki.virtanen@uef.fi).
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Voutilainen
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004032:Diet; D004531:Eggs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male