Prepared Foods’ “Annual R&D Trends Report on Weight Management Formulation” finds the obesity crisis still going strong. After a quarter of a century, that’s no longer a surprise.
This year’s “Annual R&D Trends Report on Weight Management Formulation” reads a bit differently. While still providing detailed information on current trends and growth opportunities for weight-control and weight management ingredients, PF has pushed outwards to include more of the general trends surrounding processors’ weight management efforts. Think of it as a “why processors should feel confident moving forward developing products to address this health crisis” approach.
At some point, the obesity crisis may be under control. Granted, it’s been more than a generation since overweight/obesity was recognized as a global epidemic. And, unfortunately, as long as there is an abundance of tasty, wholesome foods that people use to sustain themselves while slogging away at desk jobs, obesity could remain a perpetual crisis.