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2023 USA Trend Report - Shoppers' Journey Towards Living & Eating Healthier

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    Report

  • 266 Pages
  • April 2023
  • Region: United States
  • HealthFocus International
  • ID: 5660080

With the primary goal of helping companies and brands connect more powerfully with their consumers, the HealthFocus U.S. Trend Study tracks consumer perceptions, motivations, and behaviors around health, nutrition, and food choice.

For 30 years, we’ve tracked the evolution of consumer interest and involvement in hundreds of topics. In addition to long-trended topics, we tailor each round of the study to gain an understanding of emerging trends and consumer involvement.

Get crystal clear on how to approach your US consumers with the most current and comprehensive view of the marketplace.

Find out more about these and other topics:

  • Kitchen medicine and functional foods
  • Increased consumer focus on mental wellbeing
  • Big brand/small brand perceptions
  • Sustainability, food sourcing, and the environment
  • How food costs change consumer habits
  • Boosted beverages
  • The shift in energy needs
  • Plant-based eating habits
  • Transparency, clean eating, and food science & technology
  • Parenting and children’s health
  • Front-of-pack labeling and most important label claims
  • Changing attitudes on weight management
  • Drivers of food and beverage choice
  • Top ingredients of interest and categories most used
  • Most desired benefits from foods and beverages
  • The evolution of snacking

Table of Contents


Section 1: Summary of Findings
Section 2: The Current State of Health & Wellness
  • Contributors to Health
  • Motivations and Barriers
  • Health Concerns and Issues
  • Exercise
  • Weight Management
Section 3: A Renewed Focus on Grocery Value
  • Paying More for Health
  • Cost Concerns
  • Consumer Response to Rising Cost
Section 4: Building Brand Power
  • Big vs. Small Brands
  • Private Label Brands
  • Brand Storytelling
  • Responsibility & Social Values
  • Transparency
  • Brand Influences
Section 5: Communicating Nutrition & Shopping for Wellness
  • Information Sources
  • Labeling
  • Retailers and Online Grocery
Section 6: The Complex Role of Foods and Beverages
  • Food & Beverage Choice
  • Dietary Trends
  • Functional Foods and Beverages
  • Good-Mood Food
  • Gut Health
  • Energy
Section 7: Immunity and the Return of Food as Medicine
  • Immune Health & Diet
  • Views on Food as Medicine
  • Food-First/Pharmacy-First Consumers
Section 8: Clean Compromise: Food Science Done Right
  • Eating Clean
  • Food Science & Innovation
  • Benefits that Drive Acceptance
  • Lab-grown Foods & Beverages
  • Food Concerns
  • Improving Products & Personalization
Section 9: Ingredient Insights
  • Strategic Opportunity Quadrant
  • Ingredient Interest & Paying More
  • Nutrient Perceptions
  • Protein & Fats
  • Carbohydrates and Fiber
  • Sugar and Sweeteners
Section 10: The Plant Paradox
  • Plant-based Diets
  • Plant Protein
  • Plant and Animal Perceptions
Section 11: The Shift in Sustainability
  • Planet Health = Personal Health
  • Impact on Product Choice
  • Consumer Concerns
Section 12: The Expanding Role of Beverages
  • Beverages for Health
  • Building Better Beverages
  • Beverage Usage
Section 13: New Consumer Rules for Snacking
  • Attitudes toward Snacking
  • Purchase Drivers for Snacks
  • Healthy Indulgence
  • Snacking Habits
  • Daypart Needs
Section 14: The Future of Supplements
  • Supplement Usage and Trend
  • Whole Food Supplements
  • Safety and Effectiveness
  • Personalized Supplements
  • Barriers to Supplement Use
Section 15: Parenting for Health and Wellness
  • Parents’ Top Dietary Actions
  • Communicating Health to Parents Attitudes and Actions
  • Health & Wellness Parenting Styles
  • Barriers to Children's’ Health
  • Children's Health Concerns & Issues
Section 16: Appendix