The app, called Kurbo, is aimed at children ages 8 to 17. More than 78,000 people have signed a petition online calling on WW, formerly Weight Watchers, to remove its new app aimed at children ages 8 ...

For MobiHealthNews readers in the United States, it's almost Thanksgiving, a holiday that's about being grateful but one that is also all about food. And for many of us, the days and weeks after ...

Shares of Weight Watchers are down big on investors' concerns about the company's ability to attract and retain customers. Free diet apps like My Fitness Pal have pressured Weight Watchers' attendance ...

A new Weight Watchers app geared specifically towards kids as young as 8 is stirring some controversy. Kurbo is the app specifically designed to change kids eating habits and provide results. It uses ...

Weight Watchers has unveiled a new program called Beyond the Scale, which includes a new app called FitBreak. According to a recent Weight Watchers earnings call, the new program is partially a ...

Companies affiliated with the Weight Watchers program have agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties to settle charges that their mobile app collected sensitive information on children as young as 8 ...

Share on Pinterest Kurbo, WW’s new weight-loss app for kids, could do more to harm than good. Getty Images Weight Watchers, now rebranded as WW, has launched Kurbo, a new weight-loss app aimed at ages ...

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Weight Watchers, now rebranded as simply WW, recently started a new app aimed at helping kids lose weight. Kurbo Health targets 8- to 17-year-olds and features a color-coded diet system. Since the app ...

Kurbo and WW International—formerly Weight Watchers—agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations their weight management app illegally gathered personal information from children, the Department ...