Medical Foods Market Overview | Key Players, Emerging Audience and Forecast to 2023
Medical Foods Market Analysis: Global Medical Foods Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% over the forecast period. Medical foods are principally formulated food products intended to be used under the supervision of medical and other appropriate health professionals. Their main function is to supply nutrients which is not available to the consumers through normal diet. They can be administered through oral or enteral route depending on the absorption capacity of the patient. Moreover, medical foods are made with Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) ingredients which include vitamins and minerals, proteins, omega 3, isoflavones, phytosterols, and others. North America is dominating the medical foods market and is expected to have a substantial growth over the forecast period 2017-2023. In North America, the U.S. is the major contributor for medical foods. Growing problem of Alzheimer’s diseases, majorly among the Americans is driving the market for medical foods in this reg...