I watched it some last season, but only caught the finale of this season that aired last night. Unbelievable! At least a couple people on the show lost over 50% of their original weight.
The winner, Erik, went from over 400 pounds to under 195. Look at these before and after photos:
www.nbc.com/.../erik_before1.jpgwww.nbc.com/.../erik_finale10.jpg
Hard to even believe this is the same guy!
With an upside of 30,000 to 100,000 prevented premature deaths, what exactly is the downside that balances that?
Is trans fat the sole source of those deaths. Are any of those folks already obese? Do they have other conditions caused solely by trans fat? Do they exercise?
There are many things that cause more deaths than that - cars, for example, alcohol for example.
The simple downside is that I don't need the government telling me what I can eat.
I find The Biggest Loser to be very inspirational. Notice how they lose weight by making the right diet and exercise decisions. Seems they don't need the government making those decisions for them.
With an upside of 30,000 to 100,000 prevented premature deaths, what exactly is the downside that balances that?
Is trans fat the sole source of those deaths. Are any of those folks already obese? Do they have other conditions caused solely by trans fat? Do they exercise?
There are many things that cause more deaths than that - cars, for example, alcohol for example.
The simple downside is that I don't need the government telling me what I can eat.
I find The Biggest Loser to be very inspirational. Notice how they lose weight by making the right diet and exercise decisions. Seems they don't need the government making those decisions for them.
