WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Weight Watchers, the leader in the multi-billion dollar weight loss industry, may in fact assist in weight loss but at what cost? Regina Nathe, in an unprecedented lawsuit commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Regina Nathe v. Weight Watchers International, Inc., Docket No.: 06-CV-0415 LTS/DFE), has sued Weight Watchers alleging that the food it sells as a part of its overall healthy lifestyle may in fact being killing you; she should know because she was employed by Weight Watchers as a group leader for nineteen years and is an expert in nutrition. Weight Watchers immediately moved to dismiss the lawsuit but the motion was denied and the Judge allowed the case to proceed. Weight Watchers, Ms. Nathe alleges, has misled its customers through promotions, brochures, press releases and on its website into believing that its snack foods are healthy and will result in weight loss when in fact the food contains trans fats, partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup all of which are confirmed to cause health problems including cancer, high blood pressure and death. Trans fats are so harmful to humans that the State of California has recently banned them; other states are sure to follow. In fact, as a result of the lawsuit, Weight Watchers itself has stopped using Trans fats in its products. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial early next year.
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