Weight Watchers
CLAIMS: Healthy weight-loss program based on a point system in which every food has a value and the dieter has a daily point allowance. Members pay for membership, program materials and weekly meetings.
WHAT'S ON THE MENU: Encourages low-calorie and low-fat foods. No foods are forbidden. Dieters are only restricted in the number of points.
THE SCIENCE: Paying more attention to food and eating choices and portion size leads to weight loss.
PLUS: The program helps you lose weight while teaching you healthy lifestyle habits. Provides for flexibility and a variety of food as well as individual control. Helps people change their eating habits. Weekly meetings provide a huge amount of support. Good focus on activity. Website offers recipes, meal plans and other incentives.
PLUS: For some people, cost ($39.95 sign-up fee, then $21.95 per month, with payment plans available). It won't work for nonjoiners. For some,
weight loss, about one kilogram per week on average, is not fast enough (this is actually healthy weight loss).
CAVEAT: Weight Watchers itself screens out people who shouldn't be in the program, such as those at a healthy weight.
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