"Blending sensible advice about diet and lifestyle with strong behavioral support, Weight Watchers, quite simply, works,"
Dr. David Katz, founder of the Yale Prevention Center.
I'm not sure how many of you watched ABC News this evening, but I was quite intrigued by the station's report on the Weight Watchers program. According to new research funded by Weight Watchers International and conducted by the U.K. Medical Research Council, Weight Watchers has out-performed many other popular weight loss methods as the most effective method for weight loss.
The study compared 772 overweight and obese adults in Australia, Germany and the U.K. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either 12 months of standard health care or a 12-month free membership to Weight Watchers. After 12 months of comparing the two groups, those that were assigned to the Weight Watchers group lost an average of 11 pounds. Those who received standard care lost an average of 5 pounds. It was also noted in the study that participants adhering to the Weight Watchers plan received the full range of services provided by the program, including access to Internet-based discussion boards and systems to monitor food intake and weight change, as well recipes and meal ideas. Those in the standard care group received weight loss advice and guidelines for treatment from their family physicians.
I know I've done plenty of features on the Weight Watchers program over the last couple, but I think this study is truly telling on how effective Weight Watchers is as a program overall. Bottom line- the program works and what ceases to amazes me is how simple and easy it is to follow the program. WW, in my opinion, is the best diet out there!
For more information on the study and for the actual video footage on the report, please visit: www.abcnews.go.com
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