Weight Watchers creator Jean Nidetch dead at 91

Jean Nidetch, a New York City housewife who tackled her own obesity problem, then shared her guiding principles with others in meetings that became known as Weight Watchers, the most widely known company of its kind, died Wednesday. She was 91. Nidetch had been plagued by a weight problem since childhood and had tried all manner of fad diets, pills and treatments in failed efforts to slim down.