Formula For Weight Watchers International Points

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International Weight Watchers has been around for a long time now and has proved itself to be a fabulously successful diet program that focuses on a balance of low fat nutrition, exercise and guidance.

Food items are given a points score and members use a points calculator and recipes which are provided by the program.

Participants are also encouraged to attend counseling session in their home area to get both ideas and advice and to help with the changes in lifestyle that go along with not just this but any dieting plan. Members can also get online support as well as online points calculators and menus.

To further help participants, Weight Watchers produce their own range of meals which you can buy at a number of the bigger grocery chains.

A points score is assigned to a variety of foods based upon the portion size, the calories that portion contains, the quantity of fiber and the amount of fat in every serving. As a general 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. A dieter's daily allowance then depends on things like body weight and amount of weight loss he or she wishes to achieve.

The points formula is as follows:

weight watchers formula

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

(Please note: in the term (min{r, 4}) a maximum of 4 grams of fiber are used in the calculation. Accordingly, if the actual dietary figure is under 4 this figure is used, however, where the figure is over 4 then 4 is used.

Here you will find some examples of the points values assigned to certain foods:

Food	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbohydrates	Fiber	Points
Corn on the cob	140	2	34	2	3
Cheeseburger	330	14	35	2	7
Quarter Pounder with cheese	430	30	38	2	13
Low-fat Asian chicken salad	714	9	121	9.6	14

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