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Information Center plays an important role as a core center to disseminate
information from the NIHN. Collecting research outcomes and information
on health and nutrition, we provide useful information through the NIHN
website and news letter. Additionally, we collect basic information on
the foods with health claims (e.g. gFoods for Specified Health Usesh, food
with nutrient function claims) and information on health hazard of so-called
health foods for effective implementation of the national health systems
related to health, diet and nutrition. |
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- Section of Information Network of Health Food
Abundant information on so-called health foods and food components interferes
with dissemination of the foods with health systems and promotion of appropriate
lifestyle habits. In this context, this section collects and accumulates
sound information on safety and effectiveness of foods and food components
based on scientific evidence, which is provided on the NIHN website "Information
system on safety and effectiveness for health foods (https://hfnet.nih.go.jp:
Japanese only)". In order to inform consumers about risk, this section
also attempts to establish a system where we can obtain cooperation from
the concerned health and nutrition specialists and collaboration with other
institutes and organizations.
- Section of Nutrition Information and Technology
Responding to the needs ranging from the general public to the professionals,
this section collects, both domestic and international, information on
health, diet and nutrition. The collected information is accumulated in
the database, and provided through the NIHN website and newsletter. In
this way, we support people in obtaining correct and appropriate information
and choosing ideal health behaviors.
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