Japan's medical foods market refers to a niche category of nutritional products created to control specified medical conditions with medical monitoring. These foods are different from traditional foods and drugs, formulated to address the specific nutritional needs of patients suffering from diseases like diabetes, cancer, neurological conditions, and metabolic disorders. Advances in medical nutrition science have been translated into increasingly effective and acceptable medical foods, improved compliance and patient outcomes, and increased adoption of medical foods in clinical care. Market opportunities include increasing product lines for particular medical conditions and making it more accessible via different channels, such as hospitals, clinics, and internet sites.

Japan's medical foods market refers to a niche category of nutritional products created to control specified medical conditions with medical monitoring. These foods are different from traditional foods and drugs, formulated to address the specific nutritional needs of patients suffering from diseases like diabetes, cancer, neurological conditions, and metabolic disorders. Advances in medical nutrition science have been translated into increasingly effective and acceptable medical foods, improved compliance and patient outcomes, and increased adoption of medical foods in clinical care. Market opportunities include increasing product lines for particular medical conditions and making it more accessible via different channels, such as hospitals, clinics, and internet sites.