Jenny craig diet
Background
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.
The Jenny Craig diet is used for obesity and general weight loss.
Safety Safety definitions
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.Effectiveness
NatMed Pro rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.
Possibly effective Effectiveness definitions
- 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 Effectiveness definitions
- Other conditions.
Dosing & administration
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.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
It is not known if this diet interacts with any medicines.
Before using this diet, talk with your health professional if you take any medications.
Before using this diet, talk with your health professional if you take any medications.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
Action
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.
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