“They’re taking people who have been inactive and are not in good shape and boom, automatically subjecting them to this stress,” Carol Wolin-Riklin, the bariatric nutrition coordinator for the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, told LiveScience. “Things are going to happen.” -Biggest Loser’ has big health problems
MY COMMENT: I don’t watch the show but let me guess that the exercise gets a wee bit over dramatized? I’ll assume these people are medically cleared?
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I did not get through reading all of the fine print here- but I saw enough to convince me that this is another money making weight loss scheme to be avoided. Those 3 free books? They require a 3 month minimum membership at $19.95 per month. You’ll probably get more support and information from sparkpeople.com, and that’s free!
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