The Biggest Loser

Is The Biggest Loser preying on disadvantaged communities?

The Biggest Loser machine screeched into the regional Victorian town of Ararat last night, and we all got to gorge on the usual clichés. Fat people stuffing their faces with junk food. Fat people crying. Fat people talking about how they are unlovable and unworthy. The Biggest Loser PR team would have us believe that their community-wide [...]

By Shridevi|2014-03-03T15:13:18+11:00March 2nd, 2014|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: doctors, Fat people, government, Media, overweight, The Biggest Loser, weight loss, weight loss industry|0 Comments

How can 13kg in a week not be enough?

I’ve never really watched much of the Channel 10 show, “The Biggest Loser.” However I’ve seen enough to question how it could be that a contestant who lost 13kg IN A WEEK could be berated by the trainers for not being “fair dinkum.” Questions were raised about his effort in training, his adherence or otherwise [...]

By Shridevi|2013-04-02T22:30:41+11:00April 2nd, 2013|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: body image, children, fitness, Media, next generation, nutritional habits, physical health, The Biggest Loser|3 Comments