The Basic Statistics
Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, and the number is growing.
According to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Americans spent an estimated
$30 billion a year in 1992 on all types of diet programs and products, including diet foods and drinks.
Nobody keeps a tally of what portion these diet pills make up of the estimated
$5 billion weightloss industry in the US.
Marketdata, a market research firm that has tracked diet
products and programs since 1989 releases its findings in its biennial study:
"The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market." which in its
2007 study estimates the size of the U.S. weight loss market at
$55 billion. It is now estimated to have reached over $60 Billion.
According to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Americans spent an estimated
$30 billion a year in 1992 on all types of diet programs and products, including diet foods and drinks.
Nobody keeps a tally of what portion these diet pills make up of the estimated
$5 billion weightloss industry in the US.
Marketdata, a market research firm that has tracked diet
products and programs since 1989 releases its findings in its biennial study:
"The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market." which in its
2007 study estimates the size of the U.S. weight loss market at
$55 billion. It is now estimated to have reached over $60 Billion.
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