[acb-diabetics] weight watchers and losing weight

Tue Oct 26 03:20:33 GMT 2010

And then there are, of course, those who contend that trying to lose weight beyond one's "set point" is ultimately futile and that, for older persons, at least, some excess poundage actually increases the average age of mortality, i.e., that a bit of extra padding actually adds to longevity.  But those scientists who propoundsuch heresy (even though it's backed by health statistics) are practically lynched when they say the Emperor has no clothes at scientific sessions!

Mike Freeman

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patricia LaFrance-Wolf 
  To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb. Org ; blind diabetics of the Blind ; Doc Mahaber Dr. ; Joy Steigel ; Julie Cantrell 
  Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:05 PM
  Subject: [acb-diabetics] weight watchers and losing weight

  - Oct 22, 2010 -      

  Weight Watchers and Merck Collaborate to Help Physicians Fight Obesity Through Lifestyle Management Approach  

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  Weight Watchers and Merck Collaborate to Help Physicians Fight Obesity Through Lifestyle Management Approach 

  Weight Watchers International, Inc., the world's leading provider of weight management services, and Merck, a global healthcare leader, announced today

  an innovative collaboration focused on fighting obesity.  The two companies will launch an initiative in which Merck will provide physicians and other

  health care providers with educational information about the Weight Watchers® program and its underlying clinical evidence to assist doctors in addressing

  the ongoing weight management needs of their patients.  

  "Recently published research at the 2010 International Congress on Obesity demonstrated that the combination of the proven Weight Watchers behavior modification

  approach with physician's encouragement provides a significant increase in patient adherence to weight-loss solutions and greater weight loss success than

  just standard physician care alone. Weight loss is an important component of preventing and addressing many health conditions, including diabetes and cardiovascular

  diseases such as hypertension.  Because our weight management approach helps educate people on how to live a healthy lifestyle while allowing flexibility,

  the Weight Watchers program delivers real weight loss results.  Collaborating with Merck will enable us to arm physicians with a comprehensive, sustainable,

  scalable and non-pharmaceutical solution for weight loss designed to help improve the overall health of their patients," said David Kirchhoff, CEO of Weight

  Watchers International. 