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☆ Sima Sistani says its time for WeightWatchers to embrace Ozempic. Will its users agree?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Sima Sistani, the 44-year-old CEO of WeightWatchers, is aware of this, and she recognized WeightWatchers had to evolve – or else. She also landed a massive deal to buy a telehealth business that can issue virtual prescriptions to patients for these weight loss drugs. Semaglutide was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes as Ozempic, but it was also used off-label for weight loss. Some longtime users of the program feel betrayed by the pivot away from in-person meetings and toward medication-based solutions. “Sadly, they don’t want to do the work,” she said, of tracking food or exercising to achieve weight loss goals.

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☆ Once loyal Calibrate patients say they regained weight after the startup struggled to get them weight-loss meds on time
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Christina started taking Wegovy in September 2021 after getting a prescription through Calibrate, a startup that promises science-backed help with weight loss. She never received medication through Calibrate again, and she's since gained back all the weight she lost. Calibrate says its goal for Masters patients is to get them off weight-loss medications and help them maintain the weight loss they achieved. A former employee on Calibrate's clinical team said the startup allocated fewer doctors to second-year patients because those patients historically required less help from Calibrate. At least four second-year patients Insider spoke with said they sought refunds from Calibrate after they didn't receive the services they paid for.

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☆ Inside the struggles at Calibrate, a new kind of weight-loss startup that's facing a mountain of patient complaints and refunds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Weight-loss startup Calibrate has struggled to get patients access to buzzy drugs like Ozempic. Kenyon's startup Calibrate, which she launched in June 2020, is one of the healthcare companies feeding the frenzy. CalibrateThe company is now running up against several massive challenges: Weight-loss drugs are expensive and in short supply, and health insurers are increasingly reluctant to pay for them. Kenyon said about 20% of Calibrate members do not have coverage for weight-loss medications, and around half of those people request refunds from Calibrate. Want to tell us about your experience with Calibrate or weight-loss drugs?

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☆ WeightWatchers could either win big or lose faithful customers, or both, in its pivot to Ozempic trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sequence offers access to weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Analysts say the move could save the company, but some WeightWatchers members aren't happy. Although the medication has gained popularity online and among celebrities, veteran WeightWatchers members aren't all happy with the company's pivot. Some WeightWatchers members expressed concern that the company was abandoning its message of self-restraint for the easy solution of weight-loss medication. Sequence, meanwhile, prescribes weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy and helps patients afford the drugs through insurance and reimbursements.

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☆ New Jenny Craig Owner Plans to Bring It Back
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Colin Kellaher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Jenny Craig is being revived online
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Weight loss brand Jenny Craig is getting a second lease on life. Jenny Craig went bust in May after more than 40 years in business because of growing competition from trendy diets and weight loss drugs like Ozempic. One major change is that Jenny Craig’s weight loss centers won’t be reopened, and the company will live entirely online. Jenny Craig was one of the pioneers of weight loss and diet programs. Named after its founder, the Jenny Craig business started when she couldn’t lose weight after giving birth to her second child.

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☆ Jenny Craig will be revived for e-commerce by the owner of diet meal maker Nutrisystem
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sara Ruberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A Jenny Craig sign hangs on the wall outside of the weight loss store on April 28, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Adcock said all former Jenny Craig customers have been notified by email and in the brand's Facebook groups about the relaunch. After four decades in business, Jenny Craig, based in Carlsbad, California, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware on May 5, court records show. He said prices at Jenny Craig would remain similar to what they were before its bankruptcy but declined to share more details. The complaint alleges that hundreds of former Jenny Craig staffers could be owed some restitution.

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☆ Jenny Craig, the Once-Highflying Weight-Loss Brand, Is Going Out of Business After 40 Years
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jenny Craig’s closure comes after new drugs have shaken up the weight-loss industry. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesJenny Craig , the weight-loss brand that once touted celebrity endorsements from stars like Queen Latifah , Mariah Carey and Jason Alexander , is shutting down after four decades in business. The company, which offered coaching sessions and personalized meal plans, said Thursday it was canceling all online food orders and merchandise sales in corporate centers. It also stopped its coaching sessions, the company said.

☆ Jenny Craig is going out of business
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Jenny Craig, the weight-loss chain, has confirmed that it’s shutting down for good. Named after its founder, the Jenny Craig business started when she couldn’t lose weight after giving birth to her second child. WeightWatchers, for example, is getting into the prescription weight-loss drug business. The $106 million acquisition of Sequence will give WW a foothold into the growing market for prescription drugs to manage weight loss. Ozempic has gained popularity in part due to celebrities using it for weight loss.

☆ Jenny Craig tells employees it will shut its doors
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Sara Ruberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jenny Craig corporate and salaried field employees' last day will be Friday, and hourly center employees' last day working was Tuesday. Capital when it acquired Jenny Craig for an undisclosed amount in April 2019. For the past two weeks, Jenny Craig had been running out of money as it searched for a buyer. Two current Jenny Craig corporate employees say they fear the company will file for bankruptcy by the end of the week. Jenny Craig employees say there was no indication preceding the past two weeks that the company was spiraling.

☆ Jenny Craig is reportedly winding down its weight-loss centers and warning of mass layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Jenny Craig is reportedly shutting down some of its weight-loss centers and warning employees of mass layoffs amid upheaval in the industry from popular new prescription drugs like Ozempic. Jenny Craig alerted employees to potential layoffs as it begins “winding down physical operations” and hunts for a buyer, according to NBC News. Jenny Craig has nearly 500 weight-loss centers in the United States and Canada. We will have more details to share in the coming weeks as our plans are solidified,” a spokesperson for Jenny Craig said in a statement to CNN. Ozempic has gained popularity in part due to celebrities using it for weight loss.

Un studiu din 2020 publicat pe una dintre cele mai vechi reviste medicale din Marea Britanie, BMJ.com, arată că dietele populare pur și simplu nu funcționează. Dietele au fost grupate în următoarele trei categorii: cu conținut scăzut de carbohidrați; cu conținut scăzut de grăsimi; cu conținut moderat de macronutrienți. Un alt studiu din 2018 a arătat că mai mult de jumătate din greutatea pierdută a fost recâștigată în decurs de 2 ani, iar la o distanță de 5 ani, mai mult de 80% din greutatea pierdută a fost recâștigată. Dimpotrivă, dietele creează o relație restrictivă și o asociere negativă cu mâncarea, iar mulți dintre cei care aleg să se depriveze de mâncare ajung să înrăutățească, de fapt, problema. Trebuie să identifici ce funcționează cel mai bine pentru tine și să găsești echilibru în structura mesei”, a declarat specialista pentru Healthline.com.

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