Weight Management and Wellbeing

Meal replacement was already driving sales of weight management and wellbeing in Colombia prior to the pandemic. Due to hectic lifestyles, many Colombians were increasingly relying on processed or fast foods resulting in weight gain, which encouraged...

During the review period the government continued to invest in health campaigns across the country to inform people about the risks associated with obesity, with South Africa having been named the fattest nation on the African continent. The ...

Despite the various challenges presented by COVID-19 these seemed to have little impact on overall sales of weight management and wellbeing, which saw similar growth in 2020 to the previous year in current value terms. This was largely due to the ...

Weight management and wellbeing witnessed a slump in sales in 2020 with COVID-19 taking a heavy toll. Concerns over the spread of COVID-19, its impact on the economy, and the added stress and anxiety created by home seclusion all had an impact, with ...

The outbreak of COVID-19, leading to social distancing and home seclusion, translated to lower demand for products that were not deemed essential and could be substituted, accompanied by general attitudes towards healthy nutrition or diet. Weight ...

Demand for weight management and wellbeing products is expected to decline in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak which has increased pressure on consumers who are suffering as a result of the resulting economic crisis in Argentina and ...

In the review period, there was an increasing awareness of fitness and body image amongst Vietnamese consumers, especially amongst the younger generation living in big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, due to peer pressure stemming from ...

Weight management and wellbeing is expected to see similar current value growth in 2020 than was seen in the previous year. Consumption was able to grow besides the COVID-19 outbreaks as adult consumers’ concern surrounding nutritional diets remained...

The COVID-19 outbreak resulted in improved performances across the board in the weight management and wellbeing category, as consumers sought to lose weight in light of the pandemic. Meal replacement products represents the largest category and saw ...

Weight management and wellbeing is expected to see stronger current value growth in 2020 than was seen in the previous year, and indeed than any other year of the review period as the category has been in decline for most of the review period and ...

Weight management and wellbeing is expected to be negatively affected by COVID-19, with only single digit value growth expected and significantly lower value growth than in 2019. As consumers priorities consumer health products that fight against ...

Weight management and wellbeing is expected to see slightly higher current value growth in 2020 compared to the previous year. Much like in other product areas in consumer health, there was an increase in demand for supplement nutrition drinks and ...

GSK maintained its market-leading position in 2020, on the back of its merger with Pfizer. While Advil sales faltered, Panadol and Centrum buoyed the company’s growth globally in 2020 and Voltaren’s Rx-to-OTC switch benefited the US. Emergen-C was ...

Weight management and wellbeing is expected to show considerable resilience in the face of COVID-19, posting healthy growth in 2020. One positive impact of COVID-19 on sales was the fact that the virus made many consumers more concerned about their ...

The number of Kenyan adults classified as obese or overweight increased during the review period, and despite the assertion that excess weight increases the risk of becoming infected by COVID-19, there has been no significant decline in that number ...

Strict lockdown measures in Morocco following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic have meant that consumers have been unable to practice sport or move around as part of their daily routines. For many consumers, this restricted mobility has led to ...

FuXion will focus on innovations in new areas such as beauty in 2020, looking to incorporate new industries into its products. It will focus on launching new collagen powders for skin beauty, targeting consumers who want to see quick and efficient ...

Obesity is common in Tunisia, especially amongst adults. This is a result of sedentary lifestyles, eating diets which are high in fat and carbohydrates (for example fast food and high volumes of bread), along with a high rate of driving jobs which ...

Weight management and wellbeing posts moderate growth in 2020, with consumers becoming more interested in the health and wellness trend. COVID-19 has not had significant impact on this category, neither hindering progress nor dramatically increasing ...

Weight management and wellbeing is expected to register lower value growth than in 2019 and this is despite inflationary pressures. The product area is tiny in Egypt in terms of value share and core products such as meal replacement and supplement ...