Health Concerns Whet Consumers’ Appetite for Low-Calorie Food, Market Players Respond with Innovative Products
The food industry is witnessing a palpable shift in consumer preference from processed foods to more natural and nutritional alternatives. This change has been anything but sudden, having been induced essentially by a concerning rise in lifestyle diseases not just among adults, but also children. The number of obese people in the world, for instance, has doubled since 1980. WHO studies reveal that in 2014, there were over 600 mn obese adults in the world. Likewise, the International Diabetes Federation states that 387 mn people worldwide were living with diabetes in 2014. Browse the full Global Low-calorie Food Market Report: http://www.mrrse.com/zero-calorie-low-calorie-food With an emphasis on healthier food comes a greater demand for sugar substitutes, which are a pivotal part of the larger low-calorie food trend. The low-calorie food market itself, is at a tipping point with low- or zero-calorie foods becoming ubiquitous in kitchens at home and ...