Weight Watchers International Points Formula

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International Weight Watchers has been around for many years and is a tremendously successful commercial diet program which concentrates on a balance of low fat nutrition, exercise and counseling.

Food items are allotted a points value and members then make use of a points calculator and recipes which are provided by the program.

Members are also encouraged to attend counseling sessions locally to get both advice and ideas and to help with the lifestyle changes which accompany not just this but any dieting plan. Members also have access to online support and online menus and points calculators.

To further help participants, Weight Watchers produce their own range of meals which you can buy through many of the larger grocery chains.

A points value is allotted to a variety of foods according to the size of the portion, the calories that portion contains, the amount of fiber and the amount of fat contained in each serving. Normally, high fat foods will have a high points value and high fiber foods will have a low points value. A dieter's daily allowance is then dependent on such things as body weight and the desired weight loss.

The formula used to calculate a points score is as follows:

weight watchers formula

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

(Note: in the term (min{r, 4}) a maximum of 4 grams of fiber are used in the calculation. Accordingly, if the actual figure is less than 4 then this figure is used, but, if the figure is more than 4 then 4 is used.

Below you can see some examples of the points given to certain foods:

Food	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbohydrates	Fiber	Points
Medium Fries	450	22	57	5	10
Cheeseburger	330	14	35	2	7
Big Mac	590	34	47	3	14
Quarter Pounder with cheese	430	30	38	2	13

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