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A new review, conducted at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, analyzed eight previous studies from the past decade. Researchers concluded that obesity consistently carries a higher risk of cardiovascular issues and premature death. Despite the normal metabolic readings, the review found that an obese person had a 24% higher risk of […]

Dec. 16, 2013.. According to a company press release: “With weight loss being at the top of traditional resolution lists, we know that the first couple of weeks are very important to one’s motivation and success. Focusing on a big weight loss goal at the start can feel overwhelming, but we believe the powerful combination

Rick Warren, one of the nation’s best-known pastors and author of the bestseller The Purpose Driven Life, has been on a weight loss journey with his congregation for the past three years. Mr. Warren has a new book called The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to A Healthier Life – just in time for the new

Nov. 14, 2013… The medical profession (The Obesity Society, American heart Assn., American College of Cardiology) has issued new guidelines for fighting the national obesity epidemic, urging doctors to get more aggressive with their patients. In 2014, most insurance companies are expected to cover counseling and other obesity treatments. These new guidelines advise doctors to:

Nov. 7, 2013… Nestle will divest Jenny Craig in North America, Australia and New Zealand, the Swiss company said today in a statement. The company was sold to a private equity firm, North castle partners, Greenwich, CT. The price was probably less than the approximately $600 million Nestle paid in 2006, analysts at Natixis and

Oct. 31, 2013..According to Michael C. MacDonald, Medifast’s Chairman and CEO: “The consumer environment proved challenging for us in the quarter, and while we believe this will continue to impact our revenue in the fourth quarter, we anticipate full year revenue growth for 2013.  Our team is optimistic we will return to stronger revenue growth

Oct. 31, 2013…A New York City trial judge has certified a class of 751 current and former Jenny Craig workers who claim the company changed their time cards to show that they had taken 30-minute meal breaks when, in fact, they were pushed to work through the pause. This, the complaint claims, was a policy

On Oct. 31, 2013, the company reported Q3 revenues of $393.9 million, down 8.5% on a constant currency basis versus the prior year period. “While progress on cost cutting has allowed us to exceed our Q3 profit expectations, we expect Q4 revenues to be down low double digits given our continuing negative recruitment trends,” commented

Dawn Zier, President and CEO, said, “We are pleased with the continued progress of our turnaround. The year-over-year growth in acquisition revenues and customer starts across all channels for the quarter is a strong sign that our strategy is beginning to take hold. The sophisticated segmentation and targeting methodologies implemented over the past year not

In late October, Medifast informed its affiliate program partners that they will not be paid any commissions on sales for the balance of the year. Their statement was: “Due to significant budget cutbacks, Medifast is having to drastically reduce spend, particularly in the affiliate channel for the remainder of 2013. Effective immediately, you have been