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Published: 02/21/10

Experts Say 'Biggest Loser' Poses Weighty Problems

By  not in system - AOL News
Experts Say 'Biggest Loser' Poses Weighty Problems

(Feb. 21) -- NBC's "The Biggest Loser" is all about records. In the past seasons, the weight-loss reality show has repeatedly set new benchmarks for heaviest contestant (454, 476 and 526 pounds), fastest 100-pound weight loss (seven weeks), and most weight lost in one week (34 pounds). The show, which takes obese Americans and pits them against each other in a battle to lose the most weight and win $250,000, thrives on extreme numbers. But physicians and nutritionists worry the show's focus on competitive weight loss is, at best, counterproductive and, at worst, dangerous. "They're taking ...

Published: 11/5/09

Weighty Matters: Mike Huckabee Gains 25 Lbs., 'Biggest Loser' Comes to D.C.

By  Emily Miller - Politics Daily
Weighty Matters: Mike Huckabee Gains 25 Lbs., 'Biggest Loser' Comes to D.C.

Mike Huckabee, a weight-loss advocate, lamented Wednesday that he has gained weight recently due to a painful foot condition that has limited his ability to run. "I gotta drop 25 pounds," he told reporters at a breakfast in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. Huckabee is the author of "Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle." Reporters noticed that the tie-less Huckabee was looking quite a bit plumper than during his campaign heyday. The former Arkansas governor and likely 2012 Republican ...

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Published: 08/24/09

Top 10 Best and Worst Reality TV Shows

By  Emily Miller - Politics Daily
Top 10 Best and Worst Reality TV Shows

The flurry of posts by my female colleagues on movies and TV shows has gone Right. Over. My. Head. I have never heard of this Julie-whatever movie they are debating. What's the big whoop? And although I've seen a couple episodes of "Mad Men," I think the show is boring and unwatchable. I'm way out of my league trying to debate these TV shows that -- let's be frank -- don't have a chance in heck of being on the cover of Us Weekly. So really, why watch? Go ahead and call me superficial, low-brow, cheesy, trashy, shallow and unsophisticated; I accept all those descriptions. So I'm ...

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