Dublin, Oct. 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ps29g7/north_america)
has announced the addition of the "North
America Weight Loss/Obesity Management Market - Forecasts to
2017" report to their offering.
The North American weight loss/obesity management
market was estimated to be worth $104 billion in
2012.
'North America Weight Loss/Obesity Management Market - [Meal
Replacements, Slimming Centers, Nutrition & Psychological
Consultancy, Treadmill, Ellipticals, Strength Training, Gastric
Bypass, Intragastric Balloon System, StomaphyX] - Forecasts to 2017
'
Obesity and weight gain have always been major concerns in the
health and fitness of individuals; today, it has reached the level
of an epidemic. Increasing obesity rates and growing levels of
awareness among calorie-conscious consumers in North America have
opened up new avenues for the weight management industry.
The North American weight management market has witnessed a growing
preference for low-calorie diet food and beverages and slimmer
waters/natural mineral salt drinks. With the introduction of
technologically advanced and highly sophisticated fitness
equipment, the use of cardiovascular and strength training
equipment is on the rise. However, factors such as the availability
of low-cost alternatives, adoption of deceptive marketing
strategies, and the high costs of customized services are hindering
growth.
The quick results of weight
loss surgeries and insurance coverage have made bariatric
surgeries popular among clinically obese people. However, the
considerable side-effects of these weight loss surgeries have made
people opt for non-invasive and non-medical methods of weight loss.
As per the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery,
the total number of weight loss surgeries performed in the U.S. was
220,000 in 2012, likely to increase in the coming years due to the
rising obesity rate. In Canadian hospitals, a total of 2,385
bariatric procedures were carried out in 2008-2009; a 92% increase
from 2004-2005.
This research report categorizes the North America weight
loss/obesity management market into weight loss diets, fitness and
surgical equipment, and services. These markets are broken down
into segments and sub-segments, providing exhaustive value analysis
for 2010, 2011 and 2012, as well as forecast up to 2017. Each of
the market is comprehensively analyzed at a granular level by
geography (U.S. and Canada) to provide in-depth information on the
North American scenario.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Introduction
2 Executive Summary
3 Market Overview
4 North America Weight Loss Diet Market: Food, Beverages And
Supplements
5 North America Weight Loss Fitness & Surgical Equipment
Market
6 Weight Loss Services Market
- Fitness Centres
- Slimming Centers
- Diet, Nutrition, & Psychological Consulting Services
7 Geographic Analysis
8 Competitive Landscape
9 Company Profiles (Overview, Financials, Products & Services,
Strategy, & Developments)*
- Ajinomoto Co, Inc
- Allergan, Inc
- Amer Sports Corporation
- Atkins Nutritionals, Inc
- Brunswick Corporation
- Cynosure, Inc
- EdietsCom
- Equinox
- Fitness First Group, Ltd
- Gold's Gym International, Inc
- Herbalife, Ltd
- Icon Health & Fitness, Inc
- Johnson Health Tech Co, Ltd
- Johnson & Johnson
- Life Time Fitness, Inc
- Lifecore Fitness
- Nestle Sa
- Nutrisystem, Inc
- Olympus Corporation
- Pepsico, Inc
- The Coca-Cola Co
- Weight Watchers International, Inc
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