The market for products aimed at improving, speeding up, making weight loss less expensive, more reliable and less painful, is extremely wide.
These products / services are of various kinds and include books, DVDs, CDs, creams, lotions, pills, rings and earrings, wraps, belts or waistcoats, fitness centers, personal coaches, personal trainers, weight loss groups, foods and food supplements.
In 2008, between 33 and 55 billion dollars were spent in the United States on products and services for weight loss, including medical procedures, drugs and weight loss centers; these last move between 6 and 12% of the total quota mentioned. Over 1.6 billion dollars have been spent on the supplements and about 70% of Americans' weight loss attempts have been of an independent nature.
In 2009, in Western Europe, sales related only to slimming products (excluding prescription drugs) exceeded $ 1.4 billion.
