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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I din't see this mentioned.
One problem with transfat, alcohol, and smokiing is that the state ends up paying greatly at the end-of-life of those who are over-weight, smoked or drank heavily. I once was told by a public health official that the state is more likely to pay for the end-of-life medical expenses for people who are morbidly obesse, who smoked, or who were very heavy drinkers than it is for people who die but were atheletic/healthy when living. Also, these expenses are greater fro people who are obese, heavy drinkers and smokers.
The state does have a stake, if you will, in trying to control certain behaviors.
I din't see this mentioned.
One problem with transfat, alcohol, and smokiing is that the state ends up paying greatly at the end-of-life of those who are over-weight, smoked or drank heavily. I once was told by a public health official that the state is more likely to pay for the end-of-life medical expenses for people who are morbidly obesse, who smoked, or who were very heavy drinkers than it is for people who die but were atheletic/healthy when living. Also, these expenses are greater fro people who are obese, heavy drinkers and smokers.
The state does have a stake, if you will, in trying to control certain behaviors.
