In our society thin bodies are usually seen as the “best” bodies to have and the most “glamorous” even if getting these bodies results in health problems. This can especially be seen in the diet industry or in the fad diets which can be incredibly unhealthy. While fat bodies are usually seen as being unhealthy, thin bodies are usually seen as healthy. This is rather ironic since some people go though very drastic diets in order to reach this “healthier” body. For example, in the Biggest Loser the contestant frequently skip meals and drinking water in order to get a lower weight. They also work out to the point that they puke or are injured and in the show this is framed as if they are being lazy. In an article I recently read in which a former contestant was interviewed, she said how they would be given advise by the registered dietician or the doctors, but then where told by the production crew to ignore the advise and only listen to the trainers. I remember on one of the earlier episodes an older man had to stop working out due to his knee injury and the trainer berated him and called him lazy for taking a break. On the show the contestant was framed as giving up this great opportunity to lose weight and that he was lazy because of it. In the show they frame it as a good thing when a contestant keeps working out even if they were sick or injured even though that is not a healthy thing to do. In this show they act as if the contestants are getting healthier, but actually they are practicing very dangerous dieting habits just to lose weight and they put their health at risk to lose weight.

This is the link to the article that has the interview from the former contestant:

http://www.bodylovewellness.com/2010/06/16/kai-hibbard-biggest-loser-finalist-part-2-of-3/