WEIGHT WATCHERS International, Inc. is the world's leading provider of weight management services, operating globally through a network of Company-owned and franchise operations. Weight Watchers holds over 48,000 weekly meetings where members receive group support and education about healthy eating patterns, behavior modification, and physical activity. WeightWatchers.com provides innovative, subscription weight management products over the Internet and is the leading Internet-based weight management provider in the world. In addition, Weight Watchers offers a wide range of products, publications, and programs for those interested in weight loss and weight control.

Karen Miller-Kovach, MS, RD, is Chief Scientific Officer of Weight Watchers International, Inc. She is also the coauthor of Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts and author of Weight Watchers Family Power: Five Simple Rules for a Healthy-Weight Home.