Weight Watchers has a Diet App for Kids and It's a Huge Problem | Registered Dietitian
/Kurbo is a new diet app for kids from WW - formerly Weight Watchers. When I first heard about Kurbo, I had concerns, but after spending time exploring the app and its various features, it's worse than I ever imagined. The main concept of the app - targeting children ages 8-17 for weight loss and having them track their food with a traffic light system - is a cause for concern all on its own, but things only get worse from there. Here's what I think about the app as a registered dietitian and someone who works with kids and families to build healthy eating habits, as well as some things we can do instead of giving kids Kurbo.
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MORE ABOUT KURBO
Weight Watchers under fire for selling diets to children as young as age eight - CNBC
A New Weight Watchers App for Kids Raises Concerns - Parents
I Help People Recover From Disordered Eating. Don’t Give Your Child This App. - New York Times
Weight Watchers Debuts an App That Could Screw Up Your Kid’s Relationship With Food for Life - Eater
Putting Kids on Diets Won’t Solve Anything - The Atlantic
New Weight-Loss App Kurbo by WW, Formerly Weight Watchers, Is the Kind of Thing That Fueled My Bulimia - Teen Vogue
As a child, I had an eating disorder. WW's dieting app for kids terrifies me for my child. - USA Today
NEDA STATEMENT ON KURBO BY WW APP
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