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The company that defined dieting is sorry it told us to have more willpower

16 mins | Oct 18, 2023
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WeightWatchers has shifted its approach since the days when founder Jean Nidetch told followers to put down their forks between bites. Erich Schwartzel explores why the company now focuses on viewing obesity as an illness and embracing prescription weight-loss drugs, such as Ozempic. Read by Mark Deakins.

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