The Biggest Loser is making headlines again because of Netflix’s three-part docu-series Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser and the show’s producers and stars are debating the controversial temptation challenges.
The NBC competition series followed overweight and obese people competing to lose the most weight in order to win a cash prize, but also transform themselves in the process.
Contestants were often hit with temptation challenges throughout the season to win advantages or prizes, but they’d usually have to do something unhealthy in order to win. One controversial challenge gave contestants the chance to compete to win a visit with their family, but only the contestant who ate the most calories in the challenge would win.
So, were those challenges okay? Producers and