His talk covered the topic:
The global food supplement market is estimated to reach 250 billion$ in 2018 with a CAGR of 7% over the forecast period. The key drivers of growth will be related to increasing consumer awareness and education on the role of food supplements as part of a balanced, healthy lifestyle, allowing consumers to make better-informed choices. Overwhelming evidence now supports the effects of food supplements – concentrates of important nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, amino and fatty acids and other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect – in various life stages.