The Ethics of Weight Loss Reality Shows

Darsh and Altamash dive into Netflix’s Fit for TV and the wild story behind The Biggest Loser. From shocking weight loss tactics to the billion-dollar business of reality TV, tune in as they break down the science of obesity, GLP-1s, and the dark side of weight-loss entertainment.

Sources: 
00:01 | Fit for TV (Netflix doc)

01:30 | The Biggest Loser (NBC show)

02:50 | Jillian Michaels (trainer)

03:45 | Bob Harper (trainer)

04:15 | GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic/Wegovy)

05:20 | Calories In/Out model

14:20 | Dr. Robert Huizenga

15:20 | Motivational interviewing

15:30 | Metabolic ward studies

25:20 | NYT: After The Biggest Loser

25:25 | Kevin Hall (NIH)

26:00 | Hall et al. 2016 (Obesity)

27:10 | Yo-yo dieting

27:30 | Leptin hormone

30:50 | Alan Aragon (nutritionist)

32:00 | Set point theory

32:45 | Stephan Guyenet (author)

33:20 | Sarcopenia

35:00 | Temptation challenges

35:10 | Big Brother (reality show)

35:15 | Survivor (reality show)

38:50 | Dr. Mike Varshavski

39:05 | Dr. Mike Israetel

39:10 | Aesthetic Revolution (concept/book)

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