Weight Watchers' new point system goes beyond calories
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 17:00
in Mathematics & Economics
The reconfigured point system distinguishes between the nutritional value of foods like bananas and cookies, with fruits a 'free' food. Weight Watchers says technology has helped it refine a popular program.Fifty-six-year-old Lynn Kaufman of Los Angeles has maintained a healthful weight on Weight Watchers for 10 years. But she was snacking way too much on the wrong kind of stuff, she says — like 100-calorie cookie packs and hot chocolate.