Health & medicine
Japanese people’s salt intake is the lowest in 12 years | 2024 National Health and Nutrition Survey
In Japan’s 2024 National Health and Nutrition Survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, average salt intake was 9.6g. It was the lowest level in 12 years. However, it still has not reached the 7g target.
Japanese people’s salt intake is the lowest in 12 years | 2024 National Health and Nutrition Survey
In Japan’s 2024 National Health and Nutrition Survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, average salt intake was 9.6g. It was the lowest level in 12 years. However, it still has not reached the 7g target.
Human stem cell cosmetics are not regenerative medicine | The legal boundary
Regenerative medicine is strictly regulated under the Act on the Safety of Regenerative Medicine. Cosmetics containing human stem cell culture fluid, on the other hand, fall under an entirely different law.
Human stem cell cosmetics are not regenerative medicine | The legal boundary
Regenerative medicine is strictly regulated under the Act on the Safety of Regenerative Medicine. Cosmetics containing human stem cell culture fluid, on the other hand, fall under an entirely different law.
1 billion people worldwide are living with obesity | Why WHO extended its target to 2030
In 2022, more than 1 billion people worldwide were living with obesity. At the 2025 World Health Assembly, WHO extended the deadline for its nutrition targets to 2030.
1 billion people worldwide are living with obesity | Why WHO extended its target to 2030
In 2022, more than 1 billion people worldwide were living with obesity. At the 2025 World Health Assembly, WHO extended the deadline for its nutrition targets to 2030.
What has changed for Foods with Function Claims? | 3 revisions to the notification system
“Foods with Function Claims” are often seen on supplement shelves. The system now includes mandatory reporting of health damage and mandatory GMP. We organize the 3 changes based on Consumer Affairs Agency materials.
What has changed for Foods with Function Claims? | 3 revisions to the notification system
“Foods with Function Claims” are often seen on supplement shelves. The system now includes mandatory reporting of health damage and mandatory GMP. We organize the 3 changes based on Consumer Affairs Agency materials.
The world’s leading cause of vision impairment is “uncorrected myopia and hyperopia” | What is SPECS 2030, the WHO initiative?
The leading cause of visual impairment worldwide is uncorrected nearsightedness and farsightedness. WHO’s SPECS 2030 initiative and what it suggests for those of us living in Japan.
The world’s leading cause of vision impairment is “uncorrected myopia and hyperopia” | What is SPECS 2030, the WHO initiative?
The leading cause of visual impairment worldwide is uncorrected nearsightedness and farsightedness. WHO’s SPECS 2030 initiative and what it suggests for those of us living in Japan.