Weight Watchers Family Power

Weight Watchers, the most respected and popular weight-loss company in the world, has helped millions of people drop the pounds and keep them off. Now, as adult and childhood obesity epidemics get ever worse, Weight Watchers is turning its focus to the family. Weight Watchers Family Power is a comprehensive guide to healthful weight management for all members of the family--including children and adolescents. The latest scientific research has shown that children are strongly influenced by the food- and physical activity-related decisions made by parents and other family members. This knowledge provides the basis for the advice in this breakthrough book. Weight Watchers Family Power features 5 simple rules for optimal family health and weight loss--a similar successful format to the 10 weight-loss myths discussed in Weight Watchers"™ recent bestselling book Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts. Readers will learn from inspirational family profiles throughout the book, drawn primarily from participants in Weight Watchers"™ pilot program for childhood weight management. All information is based in science yet presented in a friendly, optimistic, and proactive manner to get families together with the goal of losing weight and improving their overall health--safely and easily.