Trend Advanced Health and Nutrition

Summary

The Advanced Health and Nutrition megatrend describes how progress in machine intelligence, nanotechnology and biotechnology, additive manufacturing and the Internet of Things will change how health and nutrition are understood and experienced. It is driven by unprecedented developments and by responses to climate change, resource scarcity and the desire for longer lives. The megatrend is expected to improve health across every age group. It may reduce, and in some cases eradicate, certain communicable and non-communicable diseases. It is also expected to make the use of and access to water and food more sustainable.