Medical Nutrition Market Overview

The Medical Nutrition Market is witnessing substantial growth, driven by the increasing adoption of nutrition therapy as a key component of healthcare interventions. Nutrition therapy, also known as medical nutrition, focuses on the use of specialized diets and nutritional interventions to manage and prevent various medical conditions. This approach recognizes the significant impact of diet on health outcomes and aims to optimize nutritional status to support overall well-being. In the medical nutrition market, healthcare professionals leverage nutrition therapy to address a wide range of health issues, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and gastrointestinal disorders, among others. By tailoring dietary recommendations to individual patient needs, medical nutrition plays a crucial role in disease management and promotes better health outcomes.

Medical Nutrition Market Size was valued at USD 45.1 billion in 2021 is projected to grow from USD 47.53 Billion in 2022 to USD 68.69 billion by 2030, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.40% during the forecast period (2022 - 2030).

Medical Nutrition Market: Latest Research

·         A low-protein diet can boost the anticancer immune response in tumor-bearing mice, according to a study that appeared in the year 2023 issue of the journal Nature. This implies that medicinal diet may be a viable cancer treatment approach.

·         According to a 2022 study that appeared in the journal JAMA, a Mediterranean diet can cut the risk of dementia by about a fourth. This implies that therapeutic nutrition may aid in preventing cognitive deterioration.

·         A high-fiber diet can enhance gut health and lower the chance of developing chronic diseases, according to a study that was printed in the journal Nutrition in 2021. As a result, it is possible that medical diet can enhance general health and wellbeing.

Market Segmentation

The global industry has been considered with respect to type, product type, application, route of administration, and distribution channel.

The types of medical nutrition are elderly nutrition, pediatric nutrition, sports nutrition and parenteral nutrition. Between these, pediatric nutrition has garnered the biggest share of 30.2% in the worldwide market, thanks to the rapid increase in premature births across China and India.

Considering the product type, the market primarily caters to multiple vitamins, amino acid solutions, lipid emulsions, antioxidants, chamber bags and trace elements. In the lead is the amino acid solutions segment and could soar at a substantial rate in the following years.

With respect to route of administration, the major segments can be parenteral, oral, and others. Parenteral route of administration is the most common technique due to a host of advantages such as higher bioavailability of the active pharmaceutical ingredients with a small therapeutic index.

The applications of medical nutrition are cancer, renal failure, obesity, gastrointestinal diseases, pediatric malnutrition, diabetes, neurological diseases and pulmonary diseases. The pediatric malnutrition segment might capture a significant growth rate in the near future, given the surge in lactose intolerance, maple syrup urine disease, allergy to cow’s protein milk, insulin resistance and phenylketonuria among children and infants worldwide.

Major distribution channels studied in the MRFR report include retail pharmacies, compounding pharmacies, E-commerce websites and hospitals.

Regional Status  

Asia Pacific/APAC, MEA or Middle East & Africa, Americas and Europe are the key markets for substance abuse treatment worldwide.

The biggest market for medical nutrition belongs to America, with the US standing at the vanguard. Escalating number of disorders, especially among the elderly people and children should elevate the medical nutrition market share in the region. Recent years have witnessed a rising focus of firms and hospitals on aging, disease prevention and health and wellness. This is more so due to the escalation in chronic diseases, like ischemic stroke, coronary artery disease, cancer and diabetes, which has raised the need for preventive nutrition. Availability of responsive, efficient and equitable health systems across the region also facilitates market expansion to a large extent.

The fastest growth rate is expected to be witnessed by Asia Pacific, considering that the region is witnessing a surge in premature births as well as rising birth rate. Mounting awareness levels among people and the improvement in medical facilities, has fostered the demand for medical nutrition. The infant category in the APAC market for clinical nutrition is anticipated to be quite profitable in the years to come.

Renowned Firms

Solace Nutrition (U.K.), Danone (France), Abbott Nutrition (U.S.), Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition (Netherlands), Primus Pharmaceuticals (U.S.), Baxter International (U.S.), Mead Johnson and Company, LLC. (U.S.), Braun Melsungen AG (Germany), AYMES Nutrition International Ltd. (U.K.), NeoMed (U.S.), Nestle Health Science (Switzerland), are some of the leading medical nutrition market players.

Most of these companies are engaged in acquisition, innovations, and expansion to gain the edge over their competitors and capture a bigger share in the global market.

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