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Weight Watchers New Program - Weight Watchers is starting to count more than just calories, according to a recent change made by the popular weight loss program. Instead of counting calories, like the company has done in the past, Weight Watchers has started taking into account all of the components that make up calories, such as protein, carbohydrates, fat and fiber, which allows people to eat more healthy foods. “When somebody is holding an apple in one hand and 100-calorie cookies in the other, thinking that the two are equal in points, it says everything isn’t working about counting calories,” said Weight Watchers President David Kirkhoff. Kirkhoff said the new program leans more toward healthier foods instead of unhealthy fats and refined sugar. Weight Watchers New Program

New Weight Watchers Plan - Dieters can eat all the fresh fruit and most of the vegetables they want, under a new point system unveiled Monday by Weight Watchers that gives fruits and most veggies zero points. The new PointsPlus System replaces Weight Watchers' Points plan, which has been used by tens of millions. The reason for the change? Weight Watchers wanted to reflect the latest nutrition science, according to Karen Miller-Kovach, the company's chief scientific officer and the mastermind behind both the original system and the new one. The formula to calculate the new PointsPlus values is based on the amounts of protein, fiber, carbs and fat in foods, Miller-Kovach says. The formula takes into account that protein and fiber are important for fullness and warding off hunger. It also factors in how hard the body has to work to process food into energy, she says. In the PointsPlus system, a medium croissant with a pat of butter gets a 7, while one poached egg, 3 ounces...

New Weight Watchers Changes - Weight Watchers in the United Kingdom has unveiled a new points system and American users can expect changes too. Under the new U.K. program, the participants reportedly get "real living" points to treat themselves to occasional fast food treats or alcohol. All fruits and most vegetables will carry zero points and dieters will be allowed 29 ProPoints, compared with the previous 18 points, according to the Grocer, a British news outlet that covers food, drink and the grocery retailing market. The points have been rethought to consider protein, carbohydrate, fiber and fat content in the food, the industry website reported. Weight Watchers in the U.K. "said it had decided to make the switch because 'science had moved on' and the previous style of calorie-counting had been proven inaccurate and 'outdated,'" the Grocer reported. The British rethinking of the traditional point system will be called "ProPoints...