Six years ago, a popular reality TV show called "The Biggest Loser" suffered a public blow to its credibility. The premise of the show was that overweight and obese contestants would compete to see who could lose the most weight, and by implication, that the show could provide meaningful weight loss inspiration to its viewers. Yet within months of the show ending, virtually all of the contestants were back in the overweight or obese categories. Sometimes the former contestants were even heavier than they had been before.
"Our advice" to people seeking to become healthier "would be to not turn to most TikTok accounts to get ideas on how to improve one's health."
