• The high price of some of the diets in comparison with the results.
• Keeping positive, motivated and happy during the program. ”Having fun”.
• Not having support to endure the challenges of dieting. Need to have someone to share the experience.
• Difficulty in keeping track on the progress during the diet process.
• Not feeling satisfied with the diet food. Feeling hungry all the time.
Regarding the gains, it was possible to identify the following common ones:
• Health improvement.
• Healthy weight loss.
• Better body shape/ aesthetics.
• Tasty food and drinks, pleasant to eat including variated menus.
• Fast results.
• Having a healthy routine.
• Relatively easy to execute exercises with different alternatives to be possible to execute …show more content…
Fueled by a crescent number of scientific discoveries in the field of Medical Microbiology (with a focus on the role of indigenous microorganisms in health and disease), a number of products have been created to improve the human gut microbiota. Probiotics, prebiotics, and symbiotic are considered as the strongest and clearest trend among the Functional Food sector. The market of dietary supplements based on probiotics is growing in double digits and it is unquestioning that the industry will continue growing propelled by new positive clinical studies that are being continuously …show more content…
• The big companies in the nutraceutical (symbiotic) sector, with a great representativity in the market, are helping to build the reputation, which can potentially help the acceptance and adoption of new symbiotic products developed by smaller companies.
• Current actors in the weight loss scenario which today are perceived as competitors and substitutes for the adoption of a symbiotic-based weight loss program can become potential partners in the future. The TSL weight loss program structure allows the development of strategic partnerships that can aid in the diffusion of the TSL products in the market.
• Partnerships can be potentially developed with companies active in the food industry and fitness. Since the TSL program is based on the ingestion of health food products in combination with the symbiotic and prebiotic supplements and exercises, collaboration with organic and healthy food producers and distributors as well with restaurants and other outlets that commercialize foods and beverages. Personal trainers and gym clubs could also become potential
• Keeping positive, motivated and happy during the program. ”Having fun”.
• Not having support to endure the challenges of dieting. Need to have someone to share the experience.
• Difficulty in keeping track on the progress during the diet process.
• Not feeling satisfied with the diet food. Feeling hungry all the time.
Regarding the gains, it was possible to identify the following common ones:
• Health improvement.
• Healthy weight loss.
• Better body shape/ aesthetics.
• Tasty food and drinks, pleasant to eat including variated menus.
• Fast results.
• Having a healthy routine.
• Relatively easy to execute exercises with different alternatives to be possible to execute …show more content…
Fueled by a crescent number of scientific discoveries in the field of Medical Microbiology (with a focus on the role of indigenous microorganisms in health and disease), a number of products have been created to improve the human gut microbiota. Probiotics, prebiotics, and symbiotic are considered as the strongest and clearest trend among the Functional Food sector. The market of dietary supplements based on probiotics is growing in double digits and it is unquestioning that the industry will continue growing propelled by new positive clinical studies that are being continuously …show more content…
• The big companies in the nutraceutical (symbiotic) sector, with a great representativity in the market, are helping to build the reputation, which can potentially help the acceptance and adoption of new symbiotic products developed by smaller companies.
• Current actors in the weight loss scenario which today are perceived as competitors and substitutes for the adoption of a symbiotic-based weight loss program can become potential partners in the future. The TSL weight loss program structure allows the development of strategic partnerships that can aid in the diffusion of the TSL products in the market.
• Partnerships can be potentially developed with companies active in the food industry and fitness. Since the TSL program is based on the ingestion of health food products in combination with the symbiotic and prebiotic supplements and exercises, collaboration with organic and healthy food producers and distributors as well with restaurants and other outlets that commercialize foods and beverages. Personal trainers and gym clubs could also become potential