The expanding senior population requires specialised nutritional treatment for a number of chronic and neurogenic disorders such as dementia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and swallowing difficulties, which is likely to drive the medical foods market throughout the forecast period. According to the World Health Organisation, the global population of persons aged 60 and more is predicted to double...

Foods that are formulated to be consumed or administered under the supervision of a physician as the sole means of managing a disease or condition whose distinctive nutritional requirements have been established by medical evaluation are classified as medical foods. Medical foods include special infant formulas, formulations for metabolic disorders, oral rehydration products, and products for...