… 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…

… study was to further examine the relationship between milk intake and stroke mortality
among the Japanese … We used data from the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study (total …

… of milk, cheese and yogurt compared with not consuming the corresponding dairy products.
Then, we combined our results with those from other four prospective cohort studies … of milk, …

… Similarly, our results suggest null associations between milk or … mortality using a large-scale
cohort study of the Japanese population with a follow-up period up to 25 years. The results …

… , the annual mean per capita milk supply was 46.8 kg in Japan, while in Sweden and the US
… However, few cohort studies on dairy intake and mortality have been conducted in Japan [13…

… Conclusions This study showed that yogurt and milk intake was independently associated
with total and cancer-related mortality among the general Japanese population. However, the …

… countries such as Japan and China consume the least amount owing to high prevalence of
lactose intolerance.In our study, whole milk intake was associated with higher risk of cancer …

… , findings from several cohort studies … 4 cohort studies from Western countries indicated that
milk intake may be inversely associated with overall CVD risk. In Japan, consumption of milk …

… standard units of 244 g for milk, 43 g for cheese, 244 g for fermented milk, and 177 g for dairy
… and two from Japan, and in the analysis of fermented milk consumption, three from Japan. …

… Overall, this study showed no association between milk and total mortality, but modest
inverse associations with CVD. Milk and dairy products cannot be recommended to benefit CVD …