College Weight Watchers Points

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Weight Watchers has been with us for a long time and is a very successful commercial diet program that revolves around a balance of exercise, low fat nutrition and guidance.

Food is allotted a points score and Weight Watchers members then make use of a points calculator and simple to follow recipes that are provided by the program.

Participants also attend counseling session in their local area to get advice and ideas and to help with the lifestyle changes that accompany any dieting program. Members also have access to online support and online points calculators and menus.

To further assist members, Weight Watchers produce their own line of meals that can be purchased at a number of the bigger grocery chains.

A points score is allocated to various foods according to the size of the portion, the calories that portion contains, the amount of fiber and the amount of fat contained in every serving. As a rule, foods which are high in fat will have a high points score and foods which are high in fiber will have a low points score. The daily allowance for dieters then depends on things like his or her body weight and target weight.

The formula used to calculate a points score is:

weight watchers formula

Where: p = Points | c = Calories | f = Fat Grams | r = Dietary fiber Grams

(Note: in the term (min{r, 4}) no more than 4 grams of fiber are used in the calculation. In other words, if the actual dietary figure is less than 4 then this figure is used, but, if the figure is greater than 4 then 4 is used.

Here are just some examples of the points scores given to particular foods:

Food	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbohydrates	Fiber	Points
Low-fat Asian chicken salad	714	9	121	9.6	14
Medium Fries	450	22	57	5	10
Cheeseburger	330	14	35	2	7
Big Mac	590	34	47	3	14

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