What is the global diet industry worth - total spent in the world on
diet books and guidance and products please?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 30 Sep 2004 07:07 PDT

Hello Dtnl42,

I located the size of the global weight loss market in dollars,
however a breakdown for each segment in this market is not provided.

I can provide you with estimates (in dollars) for the major segments
of the U.S. weight loss market for the following categories.

- Diet Soft Drinks
- Artificial sweeteners
- Health Club Revenues
- Commercial Weight Loss Centers
- Medically Supervised Diet Programs
- Anti-obesity drugs
- Low cal/diet entrees
- Retail & multi-level meal replacements & appetite suppressants
- Diet books, cassettes, exercise videos


Would the above information be of your interest?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by dtnl42-ga on 30 Sep 2004 07:34 PDT

Yes

Hello Dtnl42,


UK research company Leatherhead estimates the global weight loss 
market at $240 billion.

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: September 2004
http://www.ffnmag.com/ASP/536/Display-Article


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?Globally, more than 300 million people are overweight, 130 million in 
the United States. The global weight-loss market is $240 billion.?

Sources:

Top 10 Functional Foods Trends for 2004
A. Elizabeth Sloan, president of Sloan Trends & Solutions Inc.
http://www.holistic.com/holistic/learning.nsf/0/8922f9e1575e8ccc87256e7c005368eb?OpenDocument

HEALTHY STRIDES
http://www.lifetimefitness.com/corporate_wellness/resource_center/index.cfm?strWebAction=article_detail&intArticleId=1422

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United States

 ?The weight loss ?industry? is huge (. . .)  to the tune of nearly $
40 billion in products and services this year and estimated to grow 5.
6% per year to $48.8 billion by 2006.?

Industry Size - The Major Market Segments

Estimates for the major segments of the U.S. weight loss market.
 (The figures in this chart represent Billions)

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Segment	                              2002      2006 F
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Diet Soft Drinks                      $14.86    $16.76
Artificial sweeteners                  $1.79     $2.05
Health Club Revenues                  $13.52    $17.85
Commercial Weight Loss Centers	       $1.44     $1.83
Medically Supervised Diet Programs     $2.12     $2.44
Anti-obesity drugs                    $0.748    $0.927
Low cal/diet entrees                   $2.07     $2.66
Retail & multi-level meal
replacements & appetite suppressants   $2.38     $3.52
Diet books, cassettes, exercise videos $1.38     $1.76
Total Industry:                       $39.85    $48.87
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Search terms used:
Global "diet industry OR market" billion
Global "weight loss industry OR market" billion
Worldwide "diet industry" billion


I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7