Western Europe

A growing proportion of the Swiss population is considered obese, while the percentage of overweight people has also been increasing for several years as the pandemic years resulted in weight gains. These trends have created a somewhat positive…

Weight management and wellbeing is small compared to categories such as sports nutrition, vitamins, and dietary supplements. While obesity is a major health issue in Sweden, consumers typically try to battle their weight problems by other means,…

Although the Spanish economy is showing some positive signs compared to the pandemic years, its pace of growth is not as fast as expected, mainly dragged down by global challenges, the energy crisis, elevated inflation and growing interest rates. All…

Sales of weight management and wellbeing increased in 2022 due to the post-pandemic effect. Demand was encouraged by consumers looking to lose the weight they gained during the periods of lockdown and home seclusion. As consumers returned to their…

Weight management and wellbeing in Norway is a category in which demand is slowly but steadily falling as few of the products in the category conform to current trends in slimming and health and wellbeing generally. Similar to other consumer health…

Meal replacement is seeing moderate growth in current value and retail volume terms in 2023, with the category remaining the largest area of weight management and wellbeing in Italy. After having been negatively impacted by the impact of inflation on…

Weight management and wellbeing continues to face decline as more consumers are sceptical about the efficacy of using such products, with some concerns about unpleasant or harmful side effects. Many Irish consumers now understand that only physical…

The over-promising claims that weight loss supplements have been making through the years are affecting the category’s performance. Consumers have been losing their trust in the efficacy of weight loss supplements and this is affecting sales. Despite…

As a year earlier, most areas of weight management and wellbeing were recording positive volume and value growth in 2023 as consumers looked to shed the weight gained during lockdown and home seclusion, but also due to increased health consciousness.…

France has seen a surge in obesity and the trend is concerning French public health officials, for reasons ranging from mental health issues to weight-related conditions such as diabetes. However, demand for weight management and wellbeing continues…

Weight management and wellbeing product sales are set to fall in 2023. One reason for this decline is the new regulations from the European Commission requiring companies to change the ingredients and consistency of products. In addition to this, the…

Weight management is expected to register an increase in current value sales in 2023, partly due to rising inflation due to the energy crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine, which is pushing up average unit retail prices. After strong growth during…

Weight management and wellbeing is seeing steady growth in current value terms in 2023. Sales have benefited from the weather which was unusually warm and dry during the early months of the year. Belgians usually look to weight management and…

With consumers becoming more active again and spending more time away from home going to the gym, doing sports outside, and going on outdoor pursuits such as walking and cycling the overall demand for weight management and wellbeing has decreased…

The Turkish economy is taking longer to recover from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and high inflation than many other countries, partly due to the upheaval of political elections, as well as two big earthquakes, which affected around 20% of the…

Value sales of vitamins have rebounded in 2023, recording growth for the first time since 2021. Although value growth is much weaker than at the height of the pandemic, and overall retail volume sales are continuing to decline, demand remains above…

Overall, vitamins is projected to register a further decline in retail volume sales over 2023, with a moderate increase in retail current value sales. However, retail volume and current value sales are expected to be higher at the end of the review…

Consumers in Switzerland continue to self-educate on the benefits of supplementation and how to get the necessary nutrients into their diets. Although priority is still given to obtaining vitamins from food as part of a balanced and healthy…

Vitamins saw exceptional growth during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to a strong consumer focus on preventive health and a desire to boost the functioning of immune systems. This exceptional growth meant limited growth…

While growth rates for vitamins in Spain are starting to stabilise following a surge in 2020 in response to COVID-19 that saw consumers looking to strengthen their immune systems, overall demand for both multivitamins and single vitamins remains…