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PopEater's Guide to Weight Loss on Television
- Everywhere we channel surf these days, there is a new reality show where fat people are getting skinny. It all began with NBC's 'The Biggest Loser' and has continued in ...
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Heavy, a New Take on the Biggest Loser
- Heavy, a new T.V. docudrama about obesity, debuted on A&E. Have you noticed several T.V. shows about obesity and eating disorders popping up on different T.V. channels?...
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'Heavy' Client Loses 51 Pounds in One Month (VIDEO)
- 'Heavy' (Mon., 10PM ET on A&E) is a documentary series (not a competition show) that follows the day-to-day weight loss struggles of 22 morbidly obese individuals. The p...
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Tivo launches TivoCast
- Broadband video content has become plentiful and of a much better quality lately, but there's still the minor issue as to just how willing a person is to sit in fro...
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Losing is winning in this documentary-reality series. It profiles 22 people -- two per hourlong episode -- who face life-threatening health issues because of their obesity. ``Heavy'' is not a competition or a stunt, but rather an accurate portrayal of the day-to-day struggles the participants face during a six-month treatment program, such as learning to live in healthier ways and understanding why they are addicted to food. The group ranges in age between 20 and 59 and begins the program weighing from 240 to 630 pounds.