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    JENNY CRAIG DIET Overview Information

    The Jenny Craig diet is a dieting program that involves a personal counselor, prepackaged food, and a diet plan. The program can be completed at home or by attending a physical Jenny Craig facility.

    The Jenny Craig diet is used for obesity and general weight loss.

    How does it work?

    The Jenny Craig diet is a program that is intended to help people in their efforts to lose weight. It involves prepackaged foods, weekly meetings with a counselor, and exercise goals.

    JENNY CRAIG DIET Uses & Effectiveness What is this?

    Possibly Effective for:

    • Obesity. Some research shows that people who follow the Jenny Craig diet lose weight and fat mass and reduce waist size. But the diet seems to work about as well as other weight loss programs, such as Weight Watchers, Curves Complete, and Nutrisystem.

    Insufficient Evidence for:

    • Other conditions.
    More evidence is needed to rate the Jenny Craig diet for these other uses.

    JENNY CRAIG DIET Side Effects & Safety

    The Jenny Craig diet is LIKELY SAFE when followed appropriately.

    Special Precautions & Warnings:

    Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There isn't enough reliable information to know if the Jenny Craig diet is safe to use when pregnant or breast-feeding. But there is no reason to expect safety issues as long as nutritional needs are met.

    JENNY CRAIG DIET Interactions What is this?

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    JENNY CRAIG DIET Dosing

    The Jenny Craig diet uses multiple techniques to help a person lose weight. Each person who participates in the program has weekly meetings with a counselor, who provides support and guidance. Participants are also counseled on coping with situations that might make them overeat or choose unhealthy foods. Each person must also purchase prepackaged Jenny Craig foods, which are meant to help with selecting the best foods for weight loss. Finally, exercise is strongly encouraged.

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