Nutrisystem II

I posted last year about this strange "Nutrisystem" product that I saw advertised on tv.  I'm still seeing ads for it, including a few spots during the Super Bowl.  By this I'm guessing it's still selling well, though I can't believe why.

Nutrisystem consists of "special" frozen dinners that are delivered straight to your house.  These dinners are based on the "breakthrough science of the glycemic index".  (Too bad this breakthrough happened over 25 years ago.)  And apparently, that's the extent of the program, as a scan of their website found no mention of the word "exercise" anywhere.

So how can eating tv dinners cause you to lose weight?  There's no reason in the world to think anyone would be successful on this plan.  I'm sure the total calorie count of the food is below the daily amount needed, so people might lose a few diet-induced pounds (which will eventually come back).  But other than that, the only real effect of this program is putting money in the pockets of its creators.