In Japan, health supplements have been booming primarily due to its aging population. Young Japanese people often use dietary or food supplements since most of them have a little spare time to eat and go to the gym. Therefore, health supplements have been a necessity among the Japanese who try to live healthily.

Popular Health Supplements in Japan

The Japanese commonly take supplements and use health products in their everyday life. Consuming a lot of marine food, including natural collagen, etc., helps them live life better and healthier. Thus, it’s not surprising that the Japanese have a long life expectancy among the others. Here are some of the most popular health supplements in Japan.

Collagen Supplements

Most beauty supplements in Japan have collagen, you will find this added to almost everything, even in food products. The brand, Shiseido is one of the most popular brands with its collagen series. Shiseido offers various types of collagen products as drinks, tablets or smoothie powder. Food manufacturer giant Meiji and cosmetics giant FANCL are making their name in producing collagen products as well.

Glucosamine Supplements

Glucosamine is popular in Japan as it helps ease joint pain or arthritis. This supplement has been popular in the country due to the increasing number of elders suffering from joint pain. Because of the supplement’s demand, many health companies in Japan are known for producing and manufacturing glucosamine supplements such as the Suntory Glucosamine & Chondroitin, Taisho Glucosamine, and Kobayashi Glucosamine & Collagen.

Aojiru – Kale & Barley Japanese Supplements

“Aojiru” is a vegetable-based dietary supplement which has been popular in Japan for years already. It is known as “green juice” among foreigners. Many tourists are into aojiru based products, so they tend to buy a lot before heading back to their country. It is a common souvenir among adult tourists, too! Brands like FANCL and YAMAMOTO offer good quality aojiru-based products in Japan.

Japanese Ginseng

Ginseng enhances your physical strength. In Japan, they have ginseng called Otane ginseng. However, most Japanese products still contain Korean ginseng, like the most popular brand, DHC’s Ginger + Japanese Ginseng + Sansho Pepper. Other brands are DHC Ginseng, FANCL Ginseng Extract, etc. Japanese ginseng is believed to give many health benefits such as regulating blood sugar levels, boosting the immune system, and enhancing brain function.

Conclusion

Japan definitely has a good-quality of health products. Currently, the country has a huge number of brands and companies producing health and dietary supplements, thus a hot market among the Japanese and tourists.

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References

https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0001351/

https://www.takaski.com/japanese-supplements-and-health-food/