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05-03-2016, 06:51 PM
Study claims to k**w why most 'Biggest Loser' contestants' can't keep the weight off
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The Biggest Loser*has been inspiring TV viewers for 17 seasons with tales of weight loss and triumph. But **w the show is inspiring science to take a closer look at the longterm effects of speedy weight loss — and there are some potentially disheartening results for contestants of the NBC reality show.*
A new study (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.21538/full)*published Monday and*highlighted by the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html?_r=1)*claims that contestants' rapid weight loss during the show's production causes a slowing of the metabolism that makes it harder for them to keep the weight off in the long term.*
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The Biggest Loser*has been inspiring TV viewers for 17 seasons with tales of weight loss and triumph. But **w the show is inspiring science to take a closer look at the longterm effects of speedy weight loss — and there are some potentially disheartening results for contestants of the NBC reality show.*
A new study (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.21538/full)*published Monday and*highlighted by the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html?_r=1)*claims that contestants' rapid weight loss during the show's production causes a slowing of the metabolism that makes it harder for them to keep the weight off in the long term.*
SEE ALSO: What 8 body positive activists want you to k**w about losing weight in the new year (http://mashable.com/2015/12/28/body-positive-new-year/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/biggest-loser-study-metabolism/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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