Weight Watchers bested other weight loss programs, study finds
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 00:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Compared with others who met regularly with a professional counselor, Weight Watchers members stayed on their regimen longer and shed more pounds, a study says.In a head-to-head contest pitting a pair of psychologist-led "behavioral weight loss" programs against a 48-week membership to Weight Watchers, a new study found that subjects participating in the ubiquitous commercial program stuck with their regimen longer and shed more pounds.