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scientific advisory board The Weight Watchers weight-loss plan is developed by credentialed scientists with proficiency in weight management. In addition, Weight Watchers consults regularly with renowned experts to ensure that its weight-loss plan reflects the latest scientific thinking.

Claude Bouchard, Ph.D. Executive Director, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Walmir Coutinho, M.D. Professor of Endocrinology Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mario Foz, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Autonomous, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Hans Hauner, M.D., Ph.D. Professor for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University, Else-Kroner-Fresenius Center Munich, Germany

Michael Lowe, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William D. McArdle, Ph.D., FACSM Professor Emeritus, Department of Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Science Queens College of the City University of New York Flushing, New York Aila Rissanen, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Obesity Research Unit, Biomedicum Helsinki University Hospital Helsinki, Finland Judith Stern, Sc.D., R.D. Professor of Nutrition and Internal Medicine University of California at Davis Davis, California Luc Van Gaal, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Clinical Nutrition-Faculty of Medicine University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium