1.
health food; dietary supplement
Food products marketed for their health benefits, including organic foods, functional foods, and dietary supplements.
健康食品をよく買う。
I often buy health foods.
健康食品の市場は年々拡大している。
The health food market is expanding year by year.
健康食品だからといって食べすぎると逆効果になることもある。
Just because something is health food doesn't mean eating too much of it won't have the opposite effect.
USAGE:
A broad category in Japan that includes supplements, organic products, and functional foods. Japan has specific regulatory categories for these products.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 健康食品コーナー (health food section)
- 健康食品売り場 (health food department)
RELATED TERMS:
- サプリメント: supplement
- 栄養補助食品: nutritional supplement food
- 特定保健用食品: foods for specified health uses (トクホ)