Supplements of economic efficiency (cost-effectiveness)

In recent years, we are advancing research on supplements and functional food ingredients. In particular, as a result of research reports on supplements and health foods has increased significantly during the last decade, certain findings on the safety and efficacy of supplements and functional food ingredients have been integrated. In fact, in the US medical database and search as a dietary supplement, you can see that the number of papers has been increasing rapidly. Once, supplements, there was a time to discuss the "safe whether" and "whether there is an effect." At present, it is in the stage of evidence provided on the proper use of "what the health and human condition, illness, or proper to administer any supplement product." For supplements and functional foods, also, the point to think about drugs, at the time of ingestion during / taking, ① safety, ② effectiveness, ③ economy Of it is three points. Safety of ① is natural. However, even if there is no quality of the product itself is a problem, by individuals of the constitution, do not fit a particular component, it can be no that. The course is also about the effectiveness of ②, but because the functional ingredient is not that equally valid for all people, it is important to choose a component to their purpose and symptoms. ③ of economic efficiency (cost-effectiveness) If health promotion and disease prevention purposes, the products one month to more than several thousand yen, would be inappropriate in terms of economic efficiency. 1 rather than type only, also I think often to take several types of supplements. If you take either a married couple or what kind in the family, if the total amount of one month than become tens of thousands of yen in the one household, the same amount of money, is better to use good quality ingredients and gym membership fee, to health maintenance you might say. In the medical drugs, have government of the major developed countries recommended the use of generic drugs (generic drugs). The better is, is also the burden of public health care costs, the burden of individuals and less, because it is an excellent way to cost-effectiveness. In clinical studies on supplements, studies have verified the economic efficiency (cost-effectiveness) is also now be found here and there. Cost-effectiveness of St. John's Wort in treating depression Cost-effectiveness of nutritional improvement by supplements Cost-effectiveness of glucosamine St. John's Wort, Against depression of moderate from mild, There is the same effect as SSRI or SNRI of pharmaceuticals, Fewer side effects, And, it is cost-effective herbs. DHC concentrated red yeast is, There are as effective as statin agent, Fewer side effects, It is a high cholesterol measures supplement cost-effective.