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Changing Views on Weight Management with the Rise of GLP-1s

2026 HealthFocus Global Weight Report

The global weight report follows the weight management journey—from understanding weight status through long-term success—globally, regionally, and across 20 individual countries. It explores how consumers experience each stage, where they face the greatest challenges, and how evolving expectations, including the influence of GLP-1s, are creating new opportunities for foods, beverages, ingredients, and supplements.

This comprehensive strategic report features:

  • Global, regional, and country-level analysis
  • Multiple NEW metrics and emerging trends
  • Identification of market opportunities and support of strategic decision-making

Part 1: Executive Summary

A concise overview of the most important global trends, key business implications, and emerging opportunities. Insights are woven into a complete weight management journey, following consumers from Weight Status → Personal Impact → Concern → Action → Maintenance.

Part 2: Data Sections

Comprehensive global, regional, and country-level data organized by each stage of the consumer journey, enabling deeper analysis and market comparisons

  • Weight Status: BMI, overweight/obesity prevalence, perception vs. reality, weight goals, role of weight in overall health
  • Personal Impact: Weight satisfaction, motivations and objectives, dieting efforts
  • Concern: Weight concerns, action gap, weight stigma, weight-loss challenges, healthy eating and exercise behaviors
  • Action: Protein, fortified foods, dietary programs, and functional food and beverage benefits
  • Maintenance: Weight management behaviors, GLP-1 awareness and usage, evolving attitudes toward obesity, medications, and lifestyle approaches

MARKETS INCLUDED:

  • NORTH AMERICA: Canada and USA
  • LATIN AMERICA: Brazil, Guatemala, and Mexico
  • EUROPE: France, Germany, and UK
  • MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
  • SOUTH ASIA: India and Pakistan
  • EAST ASIA PACIFIC: Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam

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HealthFocus specializes in understanding consumer attitudes towards health and nutrition and helping to apply those insights to brand development and innovation. The HealthFocus Global Database on Consumers and Healthy Living is the largest available on shopper health and nutrition. The syndicated HealthFocus Trend Survey, conducted in the U.S. and 40 other markets, is the most in-depth, up-to-date study of its kind.





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