Deep Sea Water in the Field of Mibyo and Preventive Medicine：A Japanese Perspective

Tatsuki Yamamoto; Katsuhisa Yamada; Nobutaka Suzuki; Hoko Kyo; Masayuki Mac Takahashi

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Deep Sea Water in the Field of Mibyo and Preventive Medicine：A Japanese Perspective

VernacularTitle:海洋深層水の未病・予防医学分野における展望
Author: Tatsuki YAMAMOTO ¹ ; Katsuhisa YAMADA ¹ ; Nobutaka SUZUKI ² ; Hoko KYO ² ; Masayuki Mac TAKAHASHI ³
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1. Deep Sea Water Laboratory, DHC Corporation
2. Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clinical Research and Development, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
3. Emeritus Professor of Tokyo University
Keywords: Deep Sea Water; Mibyo; Preventive Medicine; Lifestyle Diseases; Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Diabetes; Arteriosclerosis; Atopic Dermatitis; Osteoporosis; constipation
From:Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018;15(2):67-77
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Deep sea water is sea water below a depth of 200 m. Japan is the leading country in the world on industrial applications of deep sea water, which has characteristics such as cleanliness, and is rich in various kinds of minerals and inorganic nutrients compared to surface seawater. In addition, applications of deep sea water as a useful resource have become a world interest, especially in fields of presymptomatic diseases called mibyo and in preventive medicine. Evidence of deep sea water applications in experimental and clinical medicine of the following diseases, lifestyle diseases such as dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, diabetes and arteriosclerosis and atopic dermatitis, osteoporosis, cancer, peptic ulcer, cataracts and constipation are given particular attention in this review.