If you’ve ever counted points, saved them for a “treat,” or felt guilty for going over your daily total, you know the Weight ...

The app, called Kurbo, is aimed at children ages 8 to 17. More than 78,000 people have signed a petition online calling on WW, formerly Weight Watchers, to remove its new app aimed at children ages 8 ...

Weight Watchers came under fire this month after releasing a weight loss app for children and young teens that critics says encourages eating disorders. WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, released ...

WW (formerly Weight Watchers) this week launched “Kurbo by WW,” a free mobile app with a behavioral program designed to help kids and teens ages 8 to 17 reach a healthier weight. Naturally, such a ...

Weight Watchers, now rebranded as WW, released a weight loss app for kids and teens and the internet isn't too happy about it, while the wellness company is defending it. An online petition calling on ...

Researchers said some users experience shame, disappointment, frustration and futility when using fitness apps, undermining ...

Weight Watchers came under fire this month after releasing a weight loss app for children and young teens that critics say encourages eating disorders. WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, released ...

A new Weight Watchers app geared specifically towards kids as young as 8 is stirring some controversy. Kurbo is the app specifically designed to change kids eating habits and provide results. It uses ...

Kurbo and WW International—formerly Weight Watchers—agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations their weight management app illegally gathered personal information from children, the Department ...

WW, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers, just launched Kurbo, its new diet app for children. But dieticians and healthcare professionals have criticized the app, which is intended for ...

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Last February, Weight Watchers drew criticism when it announced a free weight-loss program for teens ages 13 to 17. Skeptics feared the program would encourage obsessive eating habits in adolescents, ...