title: [A present situation of Foods for Specified Health Use (FOSHU) in Japan].
abstract: Seventy-nine products have been licensed as Foods for Specified Health Use (FOSHU) until 1997 by Ministry of Health and Welfare in Japan. Fifty-two of them are claiming Bifidogenicity and maintaining a good GI condition those which contain indigestible oligosaccharides or Bifidobacterium/Lactobacillus or dietary fiber. New type of FOSHU, concerning suppression of cholesterol absorption, mineral absorption, lowering blood pressure are increased recently.
authors.affiliation: New Materials Division, Meiji Seika Kaisha LTD., Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
mesh_terms: D002364:Caseins; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D005504:Food Analysis; D058870:Food, Organic; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D007564:Japan; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D030262:Soybean Proteins
chemical_list: D002364:Caseins; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D030262:Soybean Proteins