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 ...

A petition on Change.org calls for WW to squash the weight loss app Kurbo WW — a lifestyle program formerly known as Weight Watchers — is facing criticism after introducing its new weight loss program ...

In case you missed it, last fall Weight Watchers rebranded itself as WW, pledging to focus more on wellness than on losing weight. And in one of its recent moves, WW launched Kurbo, a controversial ...

Weight Watchers, now rebranded as WW, released a weight loss app for kids and teens and the internet isn't too happy about it, while the wellness company is defending it. An online petition calling on ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — WW, the re-branded Weight Watchers, recently released an app for children called Kurbo. Kurbo launched last month. It’s a free weight loss and nutrition app for kids ages ...

May 7, 2025 Update: Weight Watchers CEO Tara Comonte informed members that while WW is filing for bankruptcy, it’s business as usual. Members will not lose any benefits or features due to this change.

So when WW recently released a new app – Kurbo – for children ages 8-17, its claim that the app aims to help kids “build healthy habits” was already built on shaky ground. But as parents, eating ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, who specializes in obesity medicine, about a new app from WW — formerly Weight Watchers — that targets children. WW, formerly known as Weight ...

(ABC News) — 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 to 17. The app, called Kurbo by WW, is ...