The global medical foods market size is estimated to be valued at USD 10.6 billion in 2017 and will exhibit strong growth to create higher revenue opportunity not only for leading players but also regional players. Changes has been observed in the industry in last few years wherein healthcare spending has risen by nearly 2.5% globally – resulting in net increase in overall opportunities. The resulting improvement in the industry will open a host of opportunities for industry players to ... Read more
One of the key factors boosting the growth of the global medical foods market is the rising awareness among the people regarding medical foods. The rising focus of the regulatory bodies on the manufacturing and labelling of medical foods will also be a key factor fuelling the growth of the medical foods market. In addition to this, the high focus by manufacturers on developing disease-specific formulas effective patient's ... Read more
A recent market study published by the company – Medical Foods Market Insights and Assessment of Growth Factors Analyzed until the End of 2026, consists of an inclusive assessment of the most important market dynamics on medical foods. We have directed a complete research on the current market structure and scenario for medical foods, which marks a direct market overview. Growth scenarios and market ... Read more
Medical food is specially formulated food that meets the nutritional requirements of a specific disease. The FDA defines medical food as ‘food that is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and that is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation.’ These criteria were defined in FDA’s 1988 ... Read more
“Medical foods will continue to grow in importance over the coming years. There is an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases that are candidates for treatment with medical foods, such as: depression, sleep disorders, posttraumatic stress disorders, obesity, Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, and fibromyalgia.
The industry has grown manifolds in last two decades, with most of the growth folding post 2010 ... Read more
Medical Foods Market are principally formulated food products intended to be used under the supervision of medical and other appropriate health professionals. They work by supplying nutrition, not available in a normal diet, for the management of certain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetic neuropathy, nutritional deficiency, depression, and others. They can be administered through oral or enteral route depending on the absorption capacity of the ... Read more
