What is Weight Watchers?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

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Generic name: Diet modification

Weight Watchers is an international company that offers various dieting products and services to assist weight loss and maintenance.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Obesity 10 5
Weight loss 9 2
General health 6 2
Support weight loss 2 0
Difficulty losing weight 1 0
Helplessness 1 0

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 6

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Weight Watchers

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Weight Watchers

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 4
Course of treatment ended 2
Did not seem to work 2
Expense 1
Personal research 1
See all 6 patients who've stopped using Weight Watchers

Duration

Stopped using Weight Watchers

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 2
2 - 5 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 3
Usually 2
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 5
Not at all hard to take 0
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 2
< $25 2
Not specified 2
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1 patient evaluation for Weight Watchers

Sep 8, 2012 (Started Aug 08, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for weight loss)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 other Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly

  • 1 helpful mark
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