Joint Study by Nissui and the National Institute of Health and Nutrition Demonstrates Higher Seafood Consumption Reduces Mortality in Japan
JAPAN Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 03:00 (GMT + 9)
A meta-analysis published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition associates high seafood intake with a 6% reduction in all-cause mortality and a 15% decrease in cardiovascular deaths A joint study conducted by Japanese corporation Nissui and the National Institute of Health and Nutrition, a division of the National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), has demonstrated for the first time through a meta-analysis that adults with high habitual consumption of fish and seafood experience a lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those with low intake levels. The research, formally titled Fish intake and mortality in Japan, a high fish-consuming country: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of cohort studies, was published online on FULL STORY
