Research and Markets: New Dieter Awareness Provide Opportunities for Innovative Manufacturers.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c12332) has announced the addition of Dieting trends to their offering By 2008, about 170 million Europeans and 154 million US adults will be overweight Overweight Refers to an investment position that is larger than the generally accepted benchmark. Notes: For example, if a company normally holds a portfolio whose weighting of cash is 10%, and then increases cash holdings to 15%, the portfolio would have an overweight or obese o·bese adj. Extremely fat; very overweight. obese characterized by obesity. obese adjective Characterized by obesity, see there; excessively fat . As consumers grow larger, they are increasingly recognizing the role of exercise and portion control in weight loss and healthy living. With activity levels on the rise, 70 million US and European consumers are expected to be health club members by 2008 Dieters are moving toward a more moderate lifestyle that is easy to maintain. Many are also relying less on the media for weight loss cues and are making dieting decisions based on self-perceptions and personal relationships. In their quest to find a weight-loss plan that can keep off the pounds, consumers continue to shift toward an overall "moderate" lifestyle.Their shifting consumption patterns will drive a US$17bn increase in spending on diet food and drink products by 2008 Such changes in consumer awareness provide opportunities for innovative manufacturers. To succeed, products must be tailored around key dieting and activity needs and the constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference. ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)]. generated by more hectic hec·tic adj. 1. Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste: "There was nothing feverish or hectic about his vigor" Erik Erikson. 2. lifestyles, personal relationships and self-perceptions This report provides a comprehensive analysis of European and US dieting and exercise habits, quantifying the impact of dieting trends on food and drinks products and suggesting ways in which consumer companies can benefit from the shift toward moderation. Information Provided Includes: - Current size and details, along with projections for dieting, exercising, and overweight/obese segments in the US and Europe (2003-2008) - US and Europe 1998-2003 dieting industry, with 2003-2008 forecasts of the diet carbonates, bakery, dairy, confectionery confectionery, delicacies or sweetmeats that have sugar as a principal ingredient, combined with coloring matter and flavoring and often with fruit or nuts. In the United States it is usually called candy, in Great Britain, sweets or boiled sweets. , and spreads categories - Analysis of shifts in consumption induced by diet and moderate lifestyles, including emerging trends such as the glycemic index gly·ce·mic index n. An index that measures the ability of a given food to elevate blood sugar. glycemic index, n and slow carb carb 1 n. Informal A carburetor. diet - Suggestions for effectively targeting the opportunities created by an increase in dieting, moderate activity, and healthy living Reasons to Purchase - Discover the extent of dieting and exercise through hard to find data on the size and prevalence of dieting and activity levels among weight groups - Understand how social influences and personal relationships affect consumer choices - Assess the impacts on retail dietetic dietetic /di·e·tet·ic/ (di?ah-tet´ik) pertaining to diet or proper food. di·e·tet·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to diet. 2. food and drinks products in financial terms For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c12332 |
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