Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers Best Options For Long-Term Weight Loss.

lead author Dr. Kimberly Gudzune, of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues reviewed clinical trials in support of 11 different commercial weight loss programs, including Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, Health Management Resources, Medifast, OPTIFAST, Atkins, SlimFast, The Biggest Loser Club, eDiets and Lose It! Only the Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers programs were able to produce sustained weight loss over 12 months. The researchers noted that the other programs may be able to produce sustained results, but they have yet to document this scientifically. dieters should “consider trying Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers” to “maximize their chances for long-term weight loss.” Dieters who used the Jenny Craig program “lost 4.9% more weight after one year than their counterparts, who only got dieting education or behavioral counseling, the review found.” Though the Jenny Craig dieters “had the best outcomes, the program’s comparatively high cost may be prohibitive to some people, researchers wrote,” and so “they also endorsed Weight Watchers as ‘the most cost-effective’ option.” http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-sn-diet-programs-weight-watchers-jenny-craig-20150406-story.html#page=1