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Is it so different?World supplement circumstances
<Supplement powerhouse, USA>

2021.09.01

  • #supplement
  • #health
  • #prevention
  • #America

It seems that the way you interact with supplements varies from country to country!This time, we will focus on the United States.A salesman of a health food manufacturer who travels around the world will tell you about the supplement situation that he witnessed while studying abroad.Let's study!

From the latter half of the 1970s, the United States began to work on improving eating habits throughout the country. The DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Law) enacted in 1994 has made it a "supplement" that is neither a drug nor a food. It is said that the food system with functional claims that started in Japan in 2015 was based on DSHEA in the United States, which is ahead in the field of supplements.

"Preventing" illness is the American way

In the United States, there is no universal health insurance system like in Japan, and you have to take out private health insurance voluntarily.Not only if you do not have insurance, but also if you have insurance, medical expenses will be high if you see a doctor at the hospital.Therefore, even before self-medication attracted attention in Japan, there was an idea in the United States to prevent illness.Supplements are often used as one of the preventive measures.It probably spread in America, where there are many rational people, because it can easily and efficiently supplement the missing nutrients.

Even supplements that look like sweets!
Both children and adults drink on a daily basis

What I felt during my stay was that many people take supplements to maintain their health and provide nutrition.Therefore, you can choose not only the purpose and ingredients, but also the shape, such as tablets and capsules, as well as soft gel type.Even at my homestay, I always had a teddy bear-shaped gummy type for my children, and adults drank many kinds.Sometimes doctors, nutritionists, and pharmacists give recommendations.Since there are many types of supplements made in the United States, they contain a large amount of ingredients, and if they are derived from herbs, they may use ingredients that are not approved in Japan, so check in advance before drinking. prize.

Popular ingredients by purposein the USA

Maintaining and improving health Vitamins, minerals, calcium, etc.
Sleep improvement / stress anxiety relief Melatonin, Magnesium, CBD (Cannabidiol)
Brain function / memory improvement, immunity maintenance / improvement Vitamin D, probiotics, fish oil / MTC (medium chain fatty acid)

Not just the ingredients!Here is also a point of interest when choosing supplementsin the USA

  • Non-GMO (non-genetically modified organisms)
  • Gluten free
  • organic
  • Vegan compatible (derived from plants)
  • Grassfed (animal product raised on grass or fodder instead of artificial feed)
  • GRAS (Food Safety Certification System for Foods Generally Recognized as Safe)
  • Sustainability

America where supplements are closer to people's lives.You can see the high awareness of health in the attitude of actively taking in what the body needs.

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Ito Hanpo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Overseas Sales Group affiliation TS

Originally a fan of English, he studied abroad in the United States, the epicenter of world trends, and stayed there for seven months. Since joining the company in 7, she has worked in the manufacturing department and domestic sales department, and is currently conducting sales activities for overseas customers.Her drinking party is accompanied by her own supplement "Oyster turmeric + ornithine with clams".

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