Jenny Craig Renews Relationship with Volumetrics® Developer Dr. Barbara Rolls, Ph.D.

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenny Craig, one of the world's leading authorities on weight management, announced today a renewed relationship with Dr. Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., author of the newly released book, The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet, and professor of nutritional sciences at The Pennsylvania State University.  Jenny Craig became the only weight loss organization with the exclusive rights to use the Volumetrics approach – which encourages clients to fill their plates with fruits and vegetables to feel more satisfied while keeping their calorie intake under control – in 2008.

"Volumetrics is a main component of Jenny's program, which is designed to help clients lose weight by creating a healthy relationship with food, building a fun, active lifestyle and developing a balanced approach to living," said Dana Fiser, Global CEO of Jenny Craig.  "During their one-on-one consultations, our clients learn how to incorporate a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables into their meals, helping them to adopt long-term healthy eating patterns, and achieve weight loss and health benefits at the same time. We're excited to extend our relationship with Dr. Barbara Rolls and look forward to years of continued collaboration."

"Obesity rates are still on the rise, and as a researcher, I recognize that people need simple, scientifically sound suggestions for healthy eating with regular physical activity," said Dr. Rolls. "I also strongly believe in the need for balanced food programs that promote both weight loss and health benefits. The Volumetrics approach is a natural addition to Jenny Craig's clinically proven program that focuses on health and practical suggestions for true lifestyle change."

In 2010, an independent two-year clinical trial was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that showed 92% of participants stuck with the Jenny Craig program for two years, and on average lost 10% of their body weight in the first year.  Participants also saw improvements in Quality of Life and blood cholesterol levels, lower depression scores, and improved cardiopulmonary fitness. Those results demonstrate how Jenny Craig's tools, education and personalized counseling provided to each client help them to not only stick with the program and realize meaningful weight loss, but help them achieve a variety of health benefits.

For recipes and more information about Jenny Craig and Volumetrics, please visit http://www.jennycraig.com.

About Jenny Craig

Jenny Craig's program is designed to help you manage your weight by creating a healthy relationship with food, building a fun, active lifestyle and developing a balanced approach to living.  Our mantra is:  Eat Well.  Move More.  Live Life.

With Jenny's one-on-one consultation paired with its clinically proven, healthy lifestyle plan, you can't go wrong.  Jenny's registered dietitians work with food scientists to create more than 80 delicious Jenny's Cuisine™ menu items. No counting calories, weighing food or measuring portions. Losing weight doesn't have to be a struggle.  Jenny makes it fun. Jenny's program is also available in-centre and our at-home program, Jenny At Home for easy access, whenever, wherever! 

Jenny Craig, based in Carlsbad, CA, is one of the world's largest weight management companies, with more than 700 company-owned and franchised centres in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. Jenny Craig has more than 3,500 employees and will celebrate their 30th Anniversary in 2013!

About Barbara Rolls

Barbara Rolls, Ph.D. is Professor of Nutritional Sciences and the Helen A. Guthrie Chair in Nutrition at Penn State University, where she heads the Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive behavior and works with staff members to help understand what influences peoples' food intake and food choices as well as their body weight. Dr. Rolls has served as Past-President of both the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior and The Obesity Society, and has been a member of the Advisory Council of the NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. She is the recipient of a number of awards including the American Society of Nutritional Sciences Award in Human Nutrition and a MERIT award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. She is the author of over 250 research articles and six books, including The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet, The Volumetrics Eating Plan and The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan, all of which are New York Times bestsellers.  Dr. Rolls has made numerous appearances on television shows such as NBC's Today, 20/20, ABC News, CBS Evening News, NBC News, Fox News, Extra, and CNN.

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