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Weight loss for kids? There’s an app for that

N FEBRUARY, WEIGHT WATCHERS SET OFF A FIRESTORM when it announced it would offer its weight-loss program, for free, to teens ages 13 to 17. It angered many parents, as well as eating-disorder experts who felt it could give rise to obsessive and unhealthy behaviors in adolescents. WW—as the company rebranded itself last September—refused to shrink from the criticism, says CEO Mindy Grossman: “It actually strengthened our

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