Functional foods is a very popular term in the social and scientific media; consequently, food
producers have invested resources in the development of processed foods that may provide …

By-products of the meat processing industry which are often discarded as waste are
excellent protein substrates for producing bioactive peptides through enzymatic hydrolysis …

During our studies characterizing functional substances from food resources for the
prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases, we isolated the active constituents …

Food fraud has long been regarded as a major issue within the food industry and is
associated with serious economic and public health concerns. Economically motivated …

Background: A new type of foods with a health claims notification system, the Foods with
Function Claims (FFC), was introduced in Japan in April 2015. This cross-sectional study …

Background: The Foods with Function Claims (FFC) was introduced in Japan in April 2015
to make more products available that are labeled with health functions. The products' …

Regulation has long been a counterpart of innovation in the health care industry, and recent
cases have demonstrated that appropriately designed regulations can both coexist with and …

In this review, our resent pharmaceutical food science research for bio-functional molecules
obtained from natural resources that contribute to i) suppression of postprandial blood …

The aging population and skyrocketing medical costs are an urgent problem in some
countries, which necessitates the prevention of diseases and postponement of disease …

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) commonly present misfolded and aggregated proteins.
Considerable research has been performed to unearth the molecular processes …