A new three-part documentary, Fit For TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, is drawing attention to the long-term health effects of NBC’s hit reality weight-loss show, which ran from 2004 to 2016 and briefly returned in 2020. The series explores the extreme challenges contestants faced, including rapid weight-loss regimens, high-intensity workouts, and psychological pressure, while examining the lasting consequences on their metabolism and overall well-being.

Salon is briefly featured in the documentary for an article detailing the show’s controversial practices. In 2016, Salon published an essay highlighting the risks of radical weight-loss competitions and the long-term impact on participants’ physical and mental health. Subsequent reporting continued to explore how reality television i

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