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Despite modest volume growth, NielsenIQ data shows that the UK consumer health market remains structurally strong, with preventative habits, digital channels and rising self‑care confidence underpinning double‑digit value growth in 2025.

CRNs appeals Second Circuit’s 2025 rejection of its appeal of Southern New York District court’s 2024 rejection of motion for a preliminary injunction against New York law restricting sales of weight loss and muscle building supplements, along with OTC drugs labeled for weight loss, to consumers 18

A round up of the latest consumer health people moves: Opella names Europe & LATAM head; Bodywise appoints CEO and changes ownership structure; Wellnex makes board move.

In this episode of HBW Insight's Over the Counter podcast, Euromonitor’s Magda Starula explains how longevity is shifting from wellness buzzword to a practical growth framework for consumer healthcare.

“Are there any limits to what this category can encompass? That's the question of the day,” says ODSP director Cara Welch at public meeting to continue discussion with industry launched in 2019 about whether only ingredients found in conventional foods can be NDIs.