eDiets.com Nominated for Two Webby Business Site Design Awards

Industry-Leading Diet Web Site Garners Nominations for "Best Healthcare" and "Best Customization"

Deerfield Beach, FL (PRWEB) November 16, 2003 -- eDiets.com, Inc. (OTCBB: EDET) ("eDiets") the leading online diet destination for personalized advice, information, products and services, today announced that its Web site at www.eDiets.com has been nominated for two Webby Business Awards in the highly coveted categories of "Best Healthcare/Pharmaceutical" and "Best Customization." eDiets is one of only five companies to receive more than one Webby Business Award nomination.

The Webby Business Awards honor companies that excel at using the Web as a mature tool to achieve critical business goals in nineteen distinct categories. The awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, which is best known for handing out the annual Webby Awards, now in their eighth year. The Academy launched the Webby Business Awards last fall as a separate awards program to recognize the most customer-friendly online businesses.

eDiets faces name-brand competition in both contending categories. Among the finalists in the Healthcare/Pharmaceutical category are eHealthInsurance.com and Pfizer.com. And also up for recognition in the Product Customization/Personalization category are NikeID.com and Yahoo.com.

"Were honored to be recognized by the Webby Business Awards with these nominations, and to be mentioned in the same company as Yahoo!, Pfizer and Nike is an award by itself," said eDiets.com CEO David Humble.

About eDiets.com

eDiets is the premier online "diet destination" for consumers seeking professional advice, information, products and services that challenge overweight individuals both domestically and abroad to get in shape to live longer. Over 1.3 million consumers worldwide have become eDiets members since its inception in 1996, with over 4.5 million combined member pounds lost.

eDiets.com provides 15 personalized diet, fitness, and motivation plans including Shape Up!, the Atkins Nutritional Approach®, the Zone® Diet and the eDiets Alternative to Jenny Craig, as well as diet plans for those with special needs, including Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Smart and The Vegetarian Diet. Members choose a plan and complete a personal profile questionnaire to determine how to best custom tailor the program for their unique needs. Each meal plan is personalized for the member's food preferences and lifestyle, and custom shopping lists are provided that allow members to buy everything for the plan at the supermarket. To ensure success, members have 24/7/365 access to eDiets' "Online Anytime Meetings," where they can anonymously interact with each other under the supervision of on-staff nutrition, fitness and motivation professionals. All eDiets plans cost $5 per week, and members can change among available plans at their discretion at no additional charge.

Dieting is a $30 billion market with established brands such as Jenny Craig®, Weight Watchers® and several regional brands. Founded in 1996, eDiets is a public company (OTCBB: EDET) headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL. that operates Web sites at www.eDiets.com, www.eFitness.com and www.DietSmart.com, as well as www.eDietsuk.co.uk in Ireland and the United Kingdom and www.eDiets.de in Germany.

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