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Radio 4,1 min

Jean Nidetch, founder of Weight Watchers, has died aged 91

Six O'Clock News

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Correspondent Jane O'Brien reported on how her successful business started. She once famously told a journalist the secret to weight loss - "put down the damn fork!" Jean, who once described herself as a fat housewife, revolutionised the dieting industry -- turning her unique method of calorie counting combined with group meetings into a global brand.

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