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NEW YORK (AP) -- Weight Watchers International Inc.'s first-quarter profit missed expectations as the weight loss company increased its marketing spending. The news sent its shares plunging in after-hours trading Wednesday.

The New York-based company earned $54.6 million, or 74 cents per share, for the quarter that ended March 31. That's down from $73.6 million, or $1 per share, in the same quarter last year. Its total revenue was essentially flat at $503.5 million.

Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting Weight Watchers to earn 78 cents per share on revenue of $505.8 million.

Weight Watchers said it spent 36 percent more on marketing in this year's quarter than last to help build its Weight Watchers online business with men in the U.S. and European consumers. The company's online business has thrived, while its in-person meetings have struggled.

Weight Watchers updated its full-year guidance to reflect a recent tender offer and share buyback, as well changes in business trends. It now expects to earn $4.60 to $4.80 per share for the year, which is up from its prior forecast of $4.20 to $4.60 per share. This includes a 50 to 55 cent per-share impact from the offer and buyback.

Analysts were expecting the company would earn $4.10 per share; analyst expectations typically exclude one-time adjustments.

Shares of Weight Watchers rose 33 cents to close at $76.01 Wednesday. But its shares fell $12.02, or nearly 16 percent, in after-hours trading to $63.99. Its stock has traded between $51.28 and $86.97 in the past 52 weeks.

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ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Withings, developer of the world's first WiFi-connected personal weight scale, today announced a strategic partnership with wearable body monitor pioneer BodyMedia, Inc. to aid consumers in weight loss efforts. Under the partnership, weight data can be automatically imported into the BodyMedia FIT Armband System simply by stepping on the Withings WiFi Body Scale, eliminating the need to enter the information into the BodyMedia FIT Activity Manager manually.

The Withings WiFi Scale measures a user's body weight, lean and fat mass, and calculates body mass index (BMI) and automatically transmits the data to a secure personal webpage using the built in WiFi. The data can be accessed from any Internet connected device or the free Withings smartphone application. The scale can track eight users and, if desired, automatically tweet or update the user's Facebook status with the details of the latest weigh-in to generate support for the user's weight loss efforts from Twitter followers or Facebook friends. By using the WiFi Scale, users can see a graphical representation of users' journeys in attaining their health goals.

BodyMedia FIT armbands collect physiological data from the human body using four unique sensors that capture over 5,000 data readings every minute. This raw data includes measurements of heat flux, skin temperature, motion and galvanic skin response. BodyMedia's proprietary algorithms convert these readings to accurately capture key areas that directly affect people's health and wellness: calorie burn, physical activity duration, steps taken, and sleep duration and efficiency. The data is then stored on each user's online Activity Manager, where it is available at any time via a computer or smartphone to help manage and track fitness and weight loss progress.

"Partnering with Withings will make it easier for BodyMedia armband users to log their weight information in our software,"said Christine Robins, CEO of BodyMedia. "Being able to track your weight over time is a true motivator and indicator of when you're heading in the right or wrong direction for your goals, and now Withings makes this step simple."

"Weighing yourself is obviously a vital component of weight control, but BodyMedia's body monitoring armband system takes it a step further by measuring vital statistics like calorie burn that help consumers see exactly why they are or are not losing weight," said Cedric Hutchings, Withings General Manager. "Through this partnership, we have simplified the process of documenting weight data in the BodyMedia FIT Activity Manager, helping to provide ongoing support and motivation that is critical to weight loss success."

The Withings WiFi Body Scale is currently available on http://www.withings.comfor $159.00 USD. The BodyMedia FIT system is sold online at http://www.bodymedia.com and select retailers. To request additional information or images, contact PR representative Jessica Darrican at (305) 374-4404 ext.116 or jessica@maxborgesagency.com.

About Withings:

Withings is a French start-up established by three executives from the technology and telecom industry. With a focus on the innovation and design for everyday products, Withings introduced in September 2009 its first-of-its-kind WiFi Body Scale in the United States. For more information on Withings, visit http://www.withings.com.

About BodyMedia:

When your body talks, BodyMedia listens. BodyMedia has been unlocking and deciphering secrets of the body since 1999. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, BodyMedia is the pioneer in developing and marketing wearable body monitors that equip consumers with information they can use to make sweeping changes to their own health and wellness beginning with weight management and soon to include management of other conditions affected by lifestyle choices. The BodyMedia platform is the only system of its kind that is registered with the FDA as a Class II medical device and that has been clinically proven to enhance users' weight loss by up to three times (data on file). For more information, visit http://www.bodymedia.com.

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TULSA, Okla., May 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The hCG weight loss diet is designed to help patients who suffer from conditioned hyper eating, a condition where patients struggle to lose weight even when the exercise and eat healthy. According to Dr. Drew Lawrence, chiropractor with HealthSource of Tulsa, small doses of the hCG hormone can help the body burn fat and promote weight loss -- naturally increasing energy without causing nervousness or anxiety side effects.

Dr. Drew Lawrence and Dr. Scottie Lawrence announced that their wellness center offers the hCG weight loss diet, along with comprehensive nutritional counseling and weight management services. According to the chiropractic physicians, the hCG program has been extremely effective in helping patients lose weight.

"Many of our patients have tried other diets without any long-term success," said Dr. Drew Lawrence. "The hCG program is different; it's an effective way to jump start weight loss and has helped more than 15,000 people across the United States, including many right here in Tulsa."

The hCG hormone naturally occurs during pregnancy. For many years, the hormone was used to improve fertility in women who struggled to conceive. Recently, new scientific studies suggest that the hormone, in conjunction with a low calorie diet, may help promote long-term weight loss.

Patients who participate in the program will receive a low daily hormone dose. According to Dr. Scottie Lawrence, this low dose triggers the brain to burn stored fat, which helps patients safely lose weight.

According to Dr. Drew Lawrence, the hCG diet is designed to help patients who suffer from "Conditioned Hyper Eating." Dr. Drew Lawrence says this condition is a primary reason why so many people repeatedly try -- and fail -- to lose weight.

"Have you ever opened the fridge just to search for food, or polished off an entire bag of chips without even realizing it?" asked Dr. Drew Lawrence. "These are all signs of conditioned hyper eating. Patients who suffer from this condition will continue to gain weight even when the exercise and eat healthy. The hCG hormone helps to stop this behavior by naturally increasing energy levels. This helps the body burn energy and decrease the desire to aimlessly eat."

Dr. Drew Lawrence says that the hCG diet is successful because of its holistic approach to weight loss. The hormone injections may help reset a patient's metabolism, while behavioral counseling helps patients rethink their relationship with food.

"We strongly encourage anyone who is struggling to take off the pounds to learn more about the hCG diet," said Dr. Scottie Lawrence. "I've seen first-hand the difference it can make in people's lives. Our message is simple: if you are overweight and feeling frustrated, don't give up hope."

Prospective patients who visit the practice's website, http://healthsourcetulsa.com, may also read testimonials from hCG diet patients. In addition to the hCG diet, the chiropractic care center provides comprehensive wellness services. These include chiropractic adjustments for pain management, physical therapy, and car accident injury treatment.

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Beyonc Knowles reportedly worked out five days a week to lose her post-pregnancy pounds.

The 30-year-old singer gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy in January and has snapped back into shape very quickly.

And her trainer Marco Borges tells Us Weekly that the singer had every right to show off her curves in a swimsuit in St. Barts last month.

He said that she worked hard for it and put in the dedication five days a week.

We do cardio and plyometric moves likes lunges and jumps on and off a bench, the fitness expert told the publication.

The Single Ladies star was aided in her weight loss by breast feeding but she also avoided processed food and stuck to grilled meats and vegetables.

You dont have to eat only celery sticks, Marco said. Be sensible and exercise constantly.

Beyonc is currently rehearsing for her first post-baby show which will be on May 25 in Atlantic City.

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Khloe Kardashian has managed to lose 20lbs in 20 days according to her latest cover shoot, which shows off her incredible weight loss, but the reality star can't stop herself from covering her abs.

The 27-year-old has admitted to having issues with her weight, and was even called out by her momager Kris Jenner during an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, where she was told to lose weight.

Now Life & Style Weekly magazine, shows off a stunning picture of Khloe Kardashian showing off her new bikini body with the caption: "How I got thin, fast!". But what's wrong with the picture? While most people who've dropped their weight, Khloe is still shielding her stomach.

According to reports, its thought that Khloe has actually really lost the weight after hiring a personal chef to cook her some healthy meals. Khloe has said of her weight in the past: "My weight is always going up and down. I'm always fighting that and I feel like no matter what I do, I don't look good enough to everybody else.

"My weight is my biggest lifetime struggle. It's not the biggest thing in life, but it does get you down sometimes."

Khloe & her fam promote their new series...

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PHOTOS: Khloe Kardashian Boasts Of 20lbs Weight Loss But Covers Her Tummy

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By Radar Staff

Khloe Kardashian claims she lost an incredible 20lbs in just 20 days, after piling on weight as her marriage to NBA star Lamar Odom started to crumble.

The 27-year-old took refuge in comfort food after Odom, 32, blamed her for the humiliation of being fired by the Dallas Mavericks, a source told Life and Style Weekly.

But ironically, a period of intense training with Odom has brought her both closer to her husband, and to a smaller dress size. Khloe, who is a strapping 5ft 10in to her sister Kims 5ft 2in, posed in an indigo bikini for the publication under the banner: 'How I got thin fast!.

PHOTOS: Kim Kardashian Plays Basketball With Lamar Odom

Khloe's dramatic weight loss is credited to eating healthy meals cooked by a personal chef and intense workout sessions with her hubby and a trainer.

Its been reported that the pair are set to take a break from their reality TV career, but as RadarOnline.com first reported, sources close to Lamar think its doubtful he will walk away.

PHOTOS: Kim Kardashian Visits Sister Khloe In Dallas

"I dont believe that Lamar is not going to do another season," a source close to the couple said about their show Khloe and Lamar.

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By ANIKA CLARK

April 30, 2012 12:00 AM

Just days after new studies pointed to weight loss surgery's effect on diabetes, Fairhaven resident Kenneth Souza had an operation that would change his life.

In the month since having gastric bypass surgery, "I've felt better than I have in maybe two or three years," said Souza, 46, who figures he's dropped 5 to 6 pounds a week. "I have a lot more energy. I can breathe easier."

He has also seen another major perk. More than a decade after he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, "I have insulin sitting in my fridge, but I haven't touched it since the surgery," he said.

The National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2011 estimated that 8.3 percent of the United States population had diabetes in 2010, and it was the seventh leading cause of death. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form, occurring when the body fails to make enough insulin or the cells ignore the hormone, according to the American Diabetes Association.

Two articles published in March by The New England Journal of Medicine highlighted how different types of weight loss surgery can improve this illness.

Research by the Cleveland Clinic studied the effects of gastric bypass surgery and an operation called sleeve gastrectomy on Type 2 diabetes. The first procedure makes the stomach smaller, while also limiting how many calories can be absorbed through the bypass of most of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine, according to the Mayo Clinic. Sleeve gastrectomy involves the removal of part of the stomach, leaving only a banana-shaped "sleeve."

The Cleveland Clinic study involved 150 obese, diabetic patients. A total of 50 of them had gastric bypass and medical therapy, such as medication, lifestyle counseling and weight management. Another 50 had a sleeve gastrectomy and medical therapy and 50 had medical therapy alone.

Along with losing more weight and requiring less medication for blood pressure and cholesterol, surgical patients "were significantly more successful at controlling their diabetes, compared to those who simply took medications," said lead investigator Dr. Philip Schauer in a prepared statement.

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From high school to homemaker and through childhood to career, women across all ages and cultural boundaries are struggling with the same thing: trying to lose weight. While weight issues affect both men and women, in recent years it has been women who are at the center of the weight loss frenzy.Inch-Aweigh.com says that the average American woman is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds while the average American model is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 117 pounds. The fitness website also says that most fashion models are thinner than 98 percent of American women.

While the motivation may be driven by either health or appearance, in recent years the definition of beauty has become synonymous with the definition of skinny, says Dustie Thomas, a young woman who says she has struggled with her weight all of her life.

"The media is the reason that weight has become such a big issue," says Thomas, 23, assistant manager at Subway in Athens, Tenn. "If you turn on the television all you see are tiny little women showing off their money, power and celebrity. Of course every woman wants to be gorgeously thin because the media shows us that that's what it takes to make it. If you want to be somebody you've got to be skinny."

Women will go to great lengths to lose weight says Kasey Blankenship, 19, a sophomore at Radford University in Virginia. "Society has set a standard that women think they have to follow to be beautiful. If that means surgery or starving yourself, if women want it, they do whatever it takes to achieve that perfect body. I am guilty myself of looking at someone and wishing that I was like her or was her size."

Although celebrities are at the direct center of the thin craze, even they are struggling to keep up with society's expectations says Blankenship. In March of this year, The Oprah Winfrey Show featured actress Valerie Bertinelli who has lost 47 pounds in the last two years while doing the Jenny Craig program.

Bertinelli spoke to Oprah about her lifelong obsession with fluctuating weight.

"I have obsessed about my weight in some sort of way all of my life," she says. "I used to write in my journal what I weighed every day."

Identifying with Bertinelli's weight struggles, Amanda Carroll from Decatur, Tenn., sees her weight as a battle that she has been fighting all of her life.

"I've been chubby since about first grade, says Carroll, 27. "It was after I started high school that I began to pack on the pounds. I figured it was the lack of exercise and unhealthy school lunches."

Emotions played a bit part in Carroll's weight struggles she says. "During my freshmen year in high school, I slimmed down to 145 pounds. However, I gained over 75 pounds from age 16 to 18 after a bad breakup. Looking back, I think it was emotional eating and a defense mechanism to make sure I didn't get close to anyone else."

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For many people suffering from diabetes mellitus (type II), morbid obesity is the major underlying cause.

According to the American Diabetes Association, almost 90 percent of people newly diagnosed with diabetes are overweight. Obesity is the disease; diabetes is the symptom of the disease. As with any other disease, it is almost always better to treat the primary disease rather than just the symptom.

Science has long proven that losing weight can improve type II diabetes. There is increasing evidence that bariatric surgery will significantly improve type II diabetes in most patients, and in many cases, will reverse it.

In March 2011, the International Diabetes Federation, which represents more than 200 diabetes groups across the globe, called for weight-loss surgery to be considered a treatment for type II diabetes in certain patients with a body mass index (BMI) as low as 30.

Currently the National Institutes of Health guidelines recommend bariatric surgery for patients with a body mass index (BMI) over 40. Gastric banding is now recommended by the FDA as a potential treatment for people with BMIs between 30 and 40 if they have obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. Other weight-loss surgeries are only recommended for people with diabetes whose BMI is greater than 35.

Weight-loss surgery works by restricting food intake and, in some procedures, by limiting the absorption of food in the small intestine. As more weight is lost, blood glucose levels continue to improve. In addition, weight-loss surgery typically improves blood sugar levels immediately following surgery, through a mechanism that scientists are still trying to understand.

A study from Duke University Medical Center and Columbia University compared patients who had gastric bypass surgery to those who lost the same amount of weight by dieting. They found that the surgery patients had lower levels of amino acids that have been linked to insulin resistance, with blood sugar levels improving almost immediately after surgery. One month after surgery, the majority of gastric bypass patients were off all diabetes drugs.

Of course, all surgery is not without risks. However, in most cases it has been proven that the benefits of weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients outweigh those risks. Being morbidly obese with type II diabetes, if left untreated, can lead to death. Studies have shown that these patients are less likely to die prematurely than those who did not undergo weight-loss surgery. Regardless of your decision, its important to meet with your physician to determine the right plan for you.

In addition to improving diabetes and potentially eliminating the need for insulin, many patients experience improvement in other underlying conditions, such as sleep apnea, high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoarthritis, asthma, depression, heartburn and acid reflux, infertility, and more. Studies also show that bariatric surgery patients are more likely to keep the weight off, which of course means living a healthier, longer life.

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GLEN CARBON, Ill., April 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Morningstar Spinal Correction Center announced that the practice offers the Healthwise weight loss program. This program is dedicated to helping participants lose weight and successfully maintain their weight loss through nutritional counseling and lifestyle changes. According to chiropractor Dr. Andrew L. Morningstar, the practice can help patients of all shapes and sizes successfully lose weight, whether a patient needs assistance losing a few pounds or more than 100.

Glen Carbon chiropractor Dr. Andrew L. Morningstar announced that his practice, Morningstar Spinal Correction Center, offers the Healthwise weight loss program and has success with patients on the program. This program is part of the practice's commitment to whole body health through weight loss and healthy living.

"We take a proactive approach to whole body health," said Dr. Morningstar. "Helping our patients lose weight and maintain this weight loss is important to optimizing their overall health. We are excited to offer the Healthwise weight loss program to accelerate our patient's journey to better health."

The Healthwise weight loss program combines nutritional and lifestyle counseling to help patients recognize unhealthy habits and correct this behavior. Dr. Morningstar emphasized that the program is not a "fad diet" but a roadmap to a better, healthier future.

"When we feed our body the right balance of nutrients and supplements, our body can truly thrive," said Dr. Morningstar. "This helps our organs to operate efficiently, improving our overall well being while reducing the risk for low-grade illnesses and fatigue. A healthy weight ensures that patients can enjoy an active lifestyle, without excess weight that can strain the musculoskeletal system and crowd internal organs."

The Healthwise program includes meal plans, protein supplements, entrees and beverages. A wide range of Healthwise products are available, including items suitable for different dietary needs, such as gluten-free and lactose-free meals.

According to Dr. Morningstar, these high-quality, nutritious meals are designed to help patients kick-start their weight loss. The practice also offers the Healthwise starter pack to help patients begin the transition to a healthier lifestyle. With Dr. Morningstar's nutritional counseling, patients learn to modify their diets to support long-term weight loss.

In addition to the Healthwise weight loss program, the practice also provides comprehensive wellness services and chiropractic adjustments. Dr. Morningstar says that these adjustments can help restore alignment to the musculoskeletal system, strengthening the spine, improving posture, and reducing headache and back pain.

Dr. Morningstar has been helping patients naturally manage pain and optimize overall health since 1998. He follows a "whole body" approach to pain management, injury treatment and weight loss, addressing both the symptoms and underlying cause for health problems. He is committed to enhancing his patients' overall well being through chiropractic adjustments, hands-on physiotherapy, and rehabilitation programs. Morningstar Spinal Correction Center has three wellness center locations in Glen Carbon, Manchester and Cahokia.

Prospective patients can learn more about the Healthwise program at http://morningstar-wellness.com.

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