To be sure, Weight Watchers was no fat-melting cream: It had the admiration of members and medical experts alike. Steve Comess, the cake-loving kid whose estranged parents upended his eating habits, joined Weight Watchers and says he found tremendous value in its group discussions. He also praised the guidance provided by the people trained by Weight Watchers to lead these sessions. They helped him to realize that his disordered eating was a shared experience, and in that recognition alone there was substantial empowerment. Indeed, Weight Watchers embodied the very best of our understanding of
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