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Article: Loss Leaders: M&F hers investigates the claims of three popular weight-loss centers.(HERS NUTRITION)(Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and LA. Weight Loss)
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- Muscle & Fitness/Hers
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- March 22, 2005
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A popular ally in the battle of the bulge is the commercial weight-loss center, which provides person-to-person contact and accountability via weekly weigh-ins. But do these centers really deliver on their promises? We examined three of the most popular diet centers--Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and LA. Weight Loss--to discover if there's any help behind the hype and what the real costs amount to. Much of the information was gleaned firsthand by sending actual people to visit the clinics as prospective weight-loss clients.
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