The Honolulu Heart Program: Epidemiological Study of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke

In recent years the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases have become common knowledge. The recently completed "Honolulu Heart Program" is the largest targeted study to evaluate scientifically such risk factors. It compared and contrasted ethnic Japanese men living in different cultural environments - Honolulu and mainland Japan - and assessed their relative risk factors. The study supported many of the existing views on risk factors but also showed surprising trends. One of the trends shows moderate alcohol consumption is a preventative factor.