What Happened to the Weight-Loss Show?
'The Biggest Loser' is in spite of everything back for Season 18 after the giant scandal that led to it to shut down in 2016. Here’s a recap of what you wish to have to know.
Remember The Biggest Loser? The show ran for 17 entire seasons till, in the future in 2016, the competitive weight-loss sequence aired their ultimate episode on NBC with none reputable understand of cancellation.
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But now, the controversial weight-loss festival show is back for the new decade! So, what was The Biggest Loser scandal that brought about the show to hand over airing nearly four years ago? Keep studying.
'The Biggest Loser' is coming into Season 18, the first season since the sequence' scandal.
New year, new you? NBCUniversal's USA Network has rebranded and "revamped" their show for its Season 18 premiere. This time, contestants are going to "make a serious lifestyle change, rather than focus solely on weight loss."
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The format of the show has also changed. Now, the sport is set up in order that contestants not vote every different out and the show has got rid of its tempting junk meals challenges. Instead, they've now added more wholesome components to the weight-loss procedure, such as a gymnasium membership, persisted access to a nutritionist, and ongoing improve teams.
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"In addition to competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight," the show's reliable description reads, "the contestants will also learn how to prepare and make healthful food choices, and use group therapy to help them overcome the obstacles that are preventing them from living a healthy life."
Even screaming health teacher Bob Harper, best possible recognized to fans for pushing contestants past their limits, is coming back "revamped". Now, he is the show's host, who leads the group through conscious discussions instead of purely pushing rigorous workout.
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'The Biggest Loser' scandal, defined.
All of those adjustments are indisputably sure, in mild of the scathing press The Biggest Loser gained main up to their surprising cancellation.
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In truth, back in 2016, a number of former contestants who had appeared on The Biggest Loser spoke out towards the abusive practices and manipulation that had been thought to be common on the show.
In quick, most of the contestants who gave the impression on the pageant put the weight that they misplaced during their season back on instantly after cameras stopped rolling. The reason why? Extreme weight-loss techniques together with hunger, amphetamines and rigged weigh-ins.
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"People were passing out in [The Biggest Loser's resident doctor, Rob Huizenga]'s office at the finale weigh-in," Season 2 contestant Suzanne Mendonca printed to The New York Post. "On my season, five people had to be rushed to the hospital. He knew exactly what we were doing and never tried to stop it."
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Former contestants allege that returning persona Bob Harper "supplied contestants with Adderall and 'yellow jackets'," tablets that contain the FDA-banned ephedra, which promotes weight-loss and boosts energy.
Joelle Gwynn, who gave the impression on the Couples season stated that Bob's assistant would inform the contributors off-camera to "take this drug, it'll really help you."
"People chastise Bill Cosby for allegedly offering meds to women, but it's acceptable to do to fat people to make them lose weight," Joelle persevered to the outlet. "I feel like we got raped, too."
Season 2's Suzanne additional revealed that contestants were inspired to take "amphetamines, water pills, diuretics, and throw up in the bathroom."
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What's more, Bob Harper allegedly instructed members to purge. "'Good. You'll lose more calories'," Suzanne remembers him saying.
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Former Season Three contestant Kai Hibbard has gained again two-thirds of the weight that The Biggest Loser helped her shed and regrets the choice of showing on the show. "I have people that come up to me and talk to me and ask me why they can't lose 12 pounds in a week when I did...when I didn't...It didn't happen...it's TV," she advised Healthy Eater. "I helped perpetuate a myth that's dangerous."
For its part, NBC quietly cancelled the show again in 2016 with none authentic realize, and tried their very own "investigation" — the findings of which remain sketchy — once the former contestants spoke out.
Here's hoping they can make things proper for Season 18, regardless that should you ask us, rebooting this problematic show might be a worse concept than arising with a brand new TV thought all together.
New episodes of The Biggest Loser's reboot air Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on USA.
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