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Disease Specific Platforms

The medical nutrition market is driven by strong fundamental trends: the population is ageing, distribution channels are expanding, especially in the outpatient sector and new scientific discoveries are being made that expand the horizons for clinical nutrition, targeted towards specific diseases.
Nutrition is no longer ‘just’ about calories. Novartis Medical Nutrition is in step with healthcare professionals’ increasing demand for disease specific products in the areas of:
 

Diabetes
 

Oncology
 

Digestive Health
 

Obesity
 

Surgical and Critical Care
 

Geriatric Medicine

  • Malnutrition
  • Dysphagia
  • Chronic Wound Care

Devices
 

Pediatrics
 

 
 

Novartis Medical Nutrition’s global and local teams are working with healthcare professionals around the world to further develop their brand portfolio of nutritional solutions for these disease areas.

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Diabetes Epidemic


 

In developed societies approximately 200-300 more calories per day per person are consumed in comparison to 20 years ago.
Sweetened beverages, poor fibre intake, fast food, high “carb” and high fat in take are contributing to the growth of diabetes.
Diabetes is predicted to double to 340 million people in the next 30 years International Diabetes Foundation 2004