NEW YORK — Their world had been rocked, and the questions came fast and furious: A 31-year-old teacher who had barely touched a banana in six years wanted to know if she could really consume them with ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Weight Watchers has helped millions of people drop those unwanted pounds. It is so successful that many insurance companies cover the membership fees. Now, for the first time in years, ...

(CBS) A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. That basic assumption has long been a core element of Weight Watchers and other weight-loss programs. But under its newly revised "points" system, Weight ...

Last week, as Americans were still nibbling on Thanksgiving leftovers, Weight Watchers made an announcement that changed everything for its one million-plus clients — by banishing its "points plan," a ...

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Their world had been rocked, and the questions came fast and furious: A 31-year-old teacher from Midtown Manhattan who had barely touched a banana in six years wanted to know if she could really ...

With a wave of its corporate hand, Weight Watchers has thrown the lives of three-quarters of a million loyal dieters into flux. The company has changed its famous points system, allowing 31 points a ...

New system seeks to guide users toward healthier and more satisfying foods. Dec. 5, 2010— -- Weight Watchers, the weight-management and packaged food empire, surprised its legion of users last ...

For more than a decade, the Weight Watchers Points system has been simple: basically, the more calories a food has, the more points it is assigned. But in an overhaul announced Monday, the new ...

Weight Watchers introduced its new 'Freestyle' program on Monday. The program uses the company's SmartPoints system, where users track the points in the foods they eat, but adds new flexibility with ...