PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide food that is convenient and has an excellent health promotion effect in a method of orally taking the food that contains a far infrared radiation substance for the purpose of promoting health utilizing far infrared rays.SOLUTION: Fine grains of the far infrared radiation substance comprising ceramics, charcoal or bamboo charcoal is mixed into yogurt to enhance a health promotion function, or fine grains of the far infrared radiation substance, dry powder of Konjak (paste made from the starch of devils tongue), dried brewers yeast and dried yogurt powder are mixed and formed in tablets or packed into capsules digested in the body to provide the food easily taken by mouth, convenient and having a health promotion effect. In addition, hard capsules and soft capsules containing fine grains of the far infrared radiation substance are provided as constitutive materials of capsules of food digested in the body.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】遠赤外線を利用し健康増進を図る目的で、遠赤外線放射物質を含んだ食品を経口摂取する方法において、利便性が良く優れた健康増進効果を有する食品を提供する。【解決手段】セラミックス、木炭または竹炭からなる遠赤外線放射物質の微細粒を混入し、健康増進機能を高めたヨーグルト、及び遠赤外線放射物質の微細粒とこんにゃくの乾燥粉末、乾燥ビール酵母粉末、乾燥ヨーグルト粉末にしたものとを混合し、錠剤に成形、あるいは体内で消化するカプセルに詰め、経口摂取が容易で利便性が良く健康増進効果を有する食品。併せて、体内で消化する食品のカプセルの構成素材として遠赤外線放射物質の微細粒を含有させたハードカプセル、ソフトカプセル。【選択図】なし