Weight Management and Wellbeing

Rates of obesity are increasing in Slovenia, with lifestyles changing rapidly, with labour-intensive jobs switching to office jobs, which require little movement. At the same time, COVID-19 contributed to social distancing, which made people less…

Disposable income decline and growing prices are leading to a drop in retail volume sales of weight management and wellbeing in 2023. Economising consumers are visiting pharmacies to purchase necessary products, but, as consumers have become more…

Although weight management and wellbeing is set to register another solid performance in terms of total current value sales growth in 2023, this is largely due to steep price hikes resulting from persistently high inflation in Hungary. With the…

Social media has become a powerful influence in the market for weight management and wellbeing products in Bulgaria. These platforms, which include Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and especially TikTok, provide consumers with access to videos promoting…

Over 2023, meal replacement is projected to see further, if slight, retail volume growth and fast retail current value, fuelled by high inflation. The category is driven by innovation and strong marketing activities in support of the leading meal…

Weight management and wellbeing tops the list of fastest growing categories as the health and wellness trend continues to influence consumers in North Macedonia in 2023. Also, a growing number of people are struggling with obesity, high blood…

Weight management is not traditionally a first choice for consumers in Lithuania regarding weight management or losing weight. Competition from sports nutrition, healthier diets and exercise plans, are all challenges to sales, hampering results.…

There has been a strong increase in current value sale of weight management and wellbeing in 2023, although inflation has been a contributory factor pushing up prices. Consumers have resumed their active social lives and body image is a much higher…

Weight management and wellbeing is expected to register healthy constant value and moderate volume growth in 2023. Meal replacement is expected to register the highest current value growth, as awareness of the product increases. That being said,…

According to the Czech Statistical Office, Czech consumers have gained weight. The body mass index (BMI) rose from 25.2 in 2017 to 26.2 in 2022. For a healthy weight, BMI should reach a maximum of 25. In 2022,18% of women and 21% of men suffered from…

According to official statistics, 58% of the Romanian adults are overweight. Another significant cause for concern is that, of children aged between 7 and 9 years old, 30% are overweight and around 15-20% are obese. Even though Romania is just below…

The prevalence of obesity has been increasing in Poland in recent years, with around 25% of the adult population estimated to be obese. Indeed, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), life expectancy in Poland…

Weight management products continue to have a low consumer base in Estonia. For many consumers, these products are not top of mind or the first choice for tackling weight loss. Still, category growth was registered as some consumers use these…

Weight management and wellbeing has a very strong foundation to maintain its current consumer base and expand upon it as around 35% of children and 65% of adults are either overweight or obese in Croatia. For the last decade, Croatians have developed…

Weight management and wellbeing continues to record strong current value growth rates in 2023, driven by the popularity of health and wellness trends, which is having a significant impact on consumer attitudes and purchasing patterns. COVID-19 is no…