ArticleJournal of epidemiology2015
Milk drinking and mortality: findings from the Japan collaborative cohort study.
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- Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.European journal of epidemiology · 2017Pooled it
- Daily milk consumption and all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort studies.BMC public health · 2016Pooled it
- Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies.Nutrition journal · 2016Pooled it
- Milk Consumption and Mortality from All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2015Pooled it
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- Associations between dairy intake and mortality due to all-cause and cardiovascular disease: the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study.European journal of nutrition · 2023Article
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- Dairy product consumption reduces cardiovascular mortality: results after 8 year follow-up of ELSA-Brasil.European journal of nutrition · 2022Article
- Young Adults with Higher Salt Intake Have Inferior Hydration Status: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Association between Milk Intake and All-Cause Mortality among Chinese Adults: A Prospective Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Association between milk and yogurt intake and mortality: a community-based cohort study (Yamagata study).BMC nutrition · 2021Article
- Milk Intake and Stroke Mortality in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study-A Bayesian Survival Analysis.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Association of cardiovascular diseases with milk intake among general Chinese adults.Chinese medical journal · 2020Article
- Mixing of Apples and Oranges in Milk Research: A Cohort Analysis of Non-Fermented Milk Intake and All-Cause Mortality.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Associations of dairy intake with risk of mortality in women and men: three prospective cohort studies.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Article
- The amounts and contributions of total drinking fluids and water from food to total water intake of young adults in Baoding, China.European journal of nutrition · 2019Article
- Whole milk consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: Isfahan Cohort Study.European journal of nutrition · 2019Article
- Milk Fat Intake and Telomere Length in U.S. Women and Men: The Role of the Milk Fat Fraction.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundFindings regarding the association between milk consumption and all-cause mortality reported by studies carried out in Western populations have been inconsistent. However, no studies have been conducted in Japan on this issue. The present study aimed to investigate the association of milk drinking with all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in Japan.
methodsThe data were obtained from the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) study. A total of 94 980 Japanese adults aged 40-79 years who had no history of cancer, stroke, or chronic cardiovascular diseases were followed between 1988 and 2009. Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of mortalities were assessed using a Cox proportional hazard regression model and taking the lowest milk consumption group as the reference.
resultsDuring a median of 19 years of follow-up, there were 21 775 deaths (28.8% and 35.3% from cardiovascular diseases and cancer, respectively). Drinking milk 1-2 times a month was associated with lower all-cause mortality in men compared to those who never drank milk (multivariable-adjusted HR 0.92; 95% CI, 0.85-0.99). In women, those who drank 3-4 times a week also had a lower mortality risk compared with those who never drank milk (HR 0.91; 95% CI 0.85-0.98). Inverse associations between drinking milk and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and cancer were found only in men.
conclusionsDrinking milk at least 1-2 times a month was associated with lower all-cause mortality in men compared to never drinking milk. An inverse association was also found between drinking milk and mortality from both cardiovascular diseases and cancer. However, lower all-cause mortality in women was found only in those who drank milk 3-4 times/week.
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