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A new Weight Watchers app geared specifically towards kids as young as 8 is stirring some controversy. Kurbo is the app specifically designed to change kids eating habits and provide results. It uses ...
WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, is facing backlash after launching a weight loss app for children ages 8 to 17 years old. Kurbo, which was acquired by Weight Watchers Reimagined in 2018, was ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, who specializes in obesity medicine, about a new app from WW — formerly Weight Watchers — that targets children. WW, formerly known as Weight ...
The app, called Kurbo, is aimed at children ages 8 to 17. More than 78,000 people have signed a petition online calling on WW, formerly Weight Watchers, to remove its new app aimed at children ages 8 ...
WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers before a 2018 rebrand, this week launched its Digital 360 (D360) membership plan with "digitally savvy, always-on and on-the-go member[s]" in mind, according to ...
WW International — formerly known as Weight Watchers — and a subsidiary used a diet app to illegally collect personal data on children as young as eight, the Federal Trade Commission said Friday. In a ...
May 7, 2025 Update: Weight Watchers CEO Tara Comonte informed members that while WW is filing for bankruptcy, it’s business as usual. Members will not lose any benefits or features due to this change.