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Article: Weight loss/maintenance in Japan: the weight loss/maintenance market is thriving and more activity is expected once products or ingredients can attain FOSHU status.(JAPAN INSIDER)(National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan)
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- Nutraceuticals World
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- October 1, 2006
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The Japanese approach to weight loss and weight maintenance is somewhat different than that in the U.S., since the problem is not yet a crisis in Japan. The Japanese government even found it necessary to define "obesity" differently than the usual international standard, in part to help create a sense of urgency amongst the general Japanese population.
Japanese Body Mass Index (BMI) Demographics
The 2003 National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan provided a detailed perspective on the trends in body weight in Japan. Using the accepted international definition of obesity (a BMI of 30 or greater), however, just over 3% of the adult population is ...
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