Weight Watchers International Inc. shares rallied Wednesday after the weight-loss company said its program garnered top rankings in a survey conducted by U.S. News & World Reports. Shares of Weight Watchers jumped 19% to $13.21. Overall, Weight Watchers was tied for fourth place with the Mayo Clinic diet and the National Institutes of Health’s TLC diet in the U.S. News & World Reports ranking. Weight Watchers noted that it took first place in the categories of “Best Diet for Fast Weight Loss”, “Best Diet for Weight Loss”, “Best Commercial Diet”, and “Easiest Diet to Follow”.
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