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Anthem BioPharma launches two products in India
Anthem BioPharma launches two products in India.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0546X OptiBiotix Health PLC 17 December 2019 \n\nOptiBiotix Health plc\n(\"OptiBiotix\" or the \"Company\")\n \nAnthem BioPharma launches two products formulated with SlimBiome® to the Indian market\n \nOptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI), a life sciences business developing compounds to tackle obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and skincare, announces the commercial launch of two products formulated with SlimBiome® to the Indian market in partnership with Anthem BioPharma and Zeon Life Sciences.\n \nAnthem BioPharma (www.anthembiopharma.com), an Anthem Biosciences Pvt Ltd company, is a fully integrated Indian Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology company with a turnover of £90 million in FY 2019-20 and launched two products formulated with SlimBiome® to the Indian market on 16 December 2019. The products are 1) Metalite - a supplement to aid with effective weight management and 2) Metalite Pro - a high protein meal replacement (www.metalitepro.com).\n \nPratik Girish Ligade, Marketing & Sales Business Head - Diabetology, commented: \"India is currently one of the most attractive potential markets for the health and wellness industry due to its large, fast urbanizing population. Increasing stress and unhealthy lifestyle, has made nearly 1 out of 4 adults overweight. The main reasons behind this alarming situation is an increase in the consumption of processed food, lower levels of physical activity and increased professional and personal life pressures. Truncal obesity in adults and teens, unhealthy food choices and contamination of food, water and air in cities is creating a perfect storm of lifestyle diseases. Consumers are becoming aware of the serious health risks resulting from their new lifestyle choices and are willing to do something about it. As a result, there is an increase in wellness products and dietary supplements product offerings targeting weight loss, however, there is hardly any clinically tested meal replacement product available in India. It gives Anthem a great opportunity to make an impact in this space, and we believe SlimBiome® will play an important role in addressing the obesity pandemic that continues to increase. We chose SlimBiome® because it is scientifi...