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!
I did a quick google search and in 2002 there were 3842 deaths due to drowning in the USA.
And according to the CDC drowning is the seventh leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for all ages and the second leading cause of all injury deaths in children aged 1--14 years.
Maybe we should ban pools as well.
Using the same logic....Let's add automobiles- especially S.U.V.'s and trucks! They should be banned because they cause a lot of deaths. :dunno:
I agree with Geek. I really think the government has enough power over our lives. There is a fine line between the government "helping take care" of us and taking over our individual freedoms.
Yes, trans fats are bad for us. I have mixed emotions about the government stepping in and banning them and not alcohol and tobacco. Does that make sense to you? It all comes down to the almighty dollar and who has the most influence on the economy.
I did a quick google search and in 2002 there were 3842 deaths due to drowning in the USA.
And according to the CDC drowning is the seventh leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for all ages and the second leading cause of all injury deaths in children aged 1--14 years.
Maybe we should ban pools as well.
Using the same logic....Let's add automobiles- especially S.U.V.'s and trucks! They should be banned because they cause a lot of deaths. :dunno:
I agree with Geek. I really think the government has enough power over our lives. There is a fine line between the government "helping take care" of us and taking over our individual freedoms.
Yes, trans fats are bad for us. I have mixed emotions about the government stepping in and banning them and not alcohol and tobacco. Does that make sense to you? It all comes down to the almighty dollar and who has the most influence on the economy.
