A petition on Change.org calls for WW to squash the weight loss app Kurbo WW — a lifestyle program formerly known as Weight Watchers — is facing criticism after introducing its new weight loss program ...

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 really wants to let you know that it's not just a diet company -- so much so that it's changing its name to WW. Weight Watchers really wants to let you know that it's not just a diet ...

Last February, Weight Watchers set off a firestorm when it announced it would offer its weight-loss program, for free, to teens ages 13 to 17. It angered many parents, as well as eating-disorders ...

How young is old enough for a diet? According to WW, formerly Weight Watchers, the answer is eight. The company’s latest launch is an app called Kurbo, and is geared towards teens and children. While ...

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 ...

Isobel van Hagen is the culture fellow at Newsweek. Before that, she worked at the ACLU, and at Newsday for their editorial section. She is also an editor at the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy. WW ...

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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 ...

When Weight Watchers, now known as WW, relaunched itself as a wellness plan, it was met with optimistic skepticism. The WW app for kids, launched last week, however, has been met with downright ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Kurbo, a WW (formerly Weight Watchers) app targeted toward children and teens, is drawing a lot of criticism. The app is marketed to teach kids about healthy eating and ...

When I heard about Kurbo, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers' new app for children, a program designed “help children reach a healthier weight,” I felt sick. I was a fat kid. Big-girl shame ...