Metaplus Series 'Metaplus Waist' Functional Food for Specified Health Uses Renewed and Relaunched!

Metabolic Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Kazuhiro Nishida, Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as Metabolic), which focuses on metabolism and supports the beauty and health of all people, will renew "Metaplus Waist" from its Metaplus series of Foods with Function Claims*1 starting April 28, 2026, and will launch it at drugstores nationwide.

Metaplus is a flagship brand series of Foods with Function Claims from Metabolic, named after the company's name and derived from metabolic+plus. It has gained widespread support due to its evidence-based functionality and accessible pricing, making it easy for many to try.

*1. Foods with Function Claims: Foods for which businesses, under their own responsibility, display functionalities on product packaging based on scientific evidence, and which have been notified to the Consumer Affairs Agency. Information regarding safety and evidence of functionality must be submitted to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency before sales.

Functions of the active ingredient "polymethoxyflavone derived from black ginger" have increased!

With this renewal, "Metaplus Waist" features new packaging, and the functions of the active ingredient "polymethoxyflavone derived from black ginger"*2 have increased to two.

Polymethoxyflavone derived from black ginger has been reported to facilitate fat consumption during daily activities for energy metabolism and to reduce abdominal fat in overweight individuals.

The blend of ingredients has also been reviewed to further support health, with the addition of L-carnitine, Kintoki ginger powder, black pepper extract, and vitamin B2. Furthermore, each tablet has been reduced from 250mg to 220mg, making it smaller and easier to swallow.

We hope that by adding the renewed "Metaplus Waist" to your daily moderate exercise and balanced diet, it will contribute to your health management.

*2. Black ginger: A plant of the ginger family, called "Krachai Dam" in Thailand, whose rhizome has been consumed since ancient times. Its cross-section is black to purple and contains polymethoxyflavone.

Product Overview

Product Name: Metaplus Waist for 15 days / for 31 days

Active Ingredient: Polymethoxyflavone derived from black ginger 12mg *per 2 tablets

Notification Number: K252

You can view the notification information by entering the "Notification Number" on the Consumer Affairs Agency website.