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 ...

Weight Watchers came under fire this month after releasing a weight loss app for children and young teens that critics says encourages eating disorders. WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, released ...

WW (formerly Weight Watchers) this week launched “Kurbo by WW,” a free mobile app with a behavioral program designed to help kids and teens ages 8 to 17 reach a healthier weight. Naturally, such a ...

How young is old enough for a diet? According to WW, formerly Weight Watchers, the answer is eight. The company’s latest launch is an app called Kurbo, and is geared towards teens and children. While ...

Weight Watchers came under fire this month after releasing a weight loss app for children and young teens that critics say encourages eating disorders. WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, released ...

WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, came under fire in August when it launched a controversial "healthy eating" app for kids as young as 8. Called Kurbo Health, the app is based on research from ...

WW, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers, just launched Kurbo, its new diet app for children. But dieticians and healthcare professionals have criticized the app, which is intended for ...

Kurbo and WW International—formerly Weight Watchers—agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations their weight management app illegally gathered personal information from children, the Department ...

Weight Watchers, now rebranded as simply WW, recently started a new app aimed at helping kids lose weight. Kurbo Health targets 8- to 17-year-olds and features a color-coded diet system. Since the app ...

WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, has launched a new app for kids and teens that includes a "traffic light" system to classify foods. The app, called Kurbo Health, is based on research from ...

Last February, Weight Watchers drew criticism when it announced a free weight-loss program for teens ages 13 to 17. Skeptics feared the program would encourage obsessive eating habits in adolescents, ...