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!
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Craig, are you contesting the posted numbers attributed to Harvard or saying those numbers do not constitute a significant decrease?
Think about it Lindsay, when somebody suffers an MI is the doctor going to tell him that TF was the problem and cutting this from his diet will prevent further ER trips? Only if he's a quack or if the person's primary caloric supply is from TF's. There are so many things that influence a persons risk of CAD that banking on a TF ban to save lives is absurd. How about genetic predisposition? Maybe we need to start genetically engineering people to have a more robust coronary artery system. In addition, what are food services going to cook with instead of these TF's? More butter? Great. That will make everything allright..cardiothoracic surgeons are going to be sent packing. :rofl:
In the end, it seems foolish to ban TF's when something like cigarettes does far more damage to people everyday and provides an inconvenience to non-smokers in the form of a foul odor. People need to take resposiblity for their own actions, and that includes diet.
Craig, are you contesting the posted numbers attributed to Harvard or saying those numbers do not constitute a significant decrease?
Think about it Lindsay, when somebody suffers an MI is the doctor going to tell him that TF was the problem and cutting this from his diet will prevent further ER trips? Only if he's a quack or if the person's primary caloric supply is from TF's. There are so many things that influence a persons risk of CAD that banking on a TF ban to save lives is absurd. How about genetic predisposition? Maybe we need to start genetically engineering people to have a more robust coronary artery system. In addition, what are food services going to cook with instead of these TF's? More butter? Great. That will make everything allright..cardiothoracic surgeons are going to be sent packing. :rofl:
In the end, it seems foolish to ban TF's when something like cigarettes does far more damage to people everyday and provides an inconvenience to non-smokers in the form of a foul odor. People need to take resposiblity for their own actions, and that includes diet.
