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FYI the show was not an incontrovertible failure for most contestants > Six years after the competition, median weight loss in 14 of "The Biggest Loser" partic
by arjie 3y ago
FYI the show was not an incontrovertible failure for most contestants
> Six years after the competition, median weight loss in 14 of "The Biggest Loser" participants was 13%...
That means at least 7 of them lost 13%. That's pretty significant. On Ozempic, average weight loss is 11% after six months.
The show worked for the majority, and the difference between the people who it worked for and the people for whom it did not work is Physical Activity not Energy Intake. This is covered in the OP link and also in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29086499/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29086499/
- paulddraper 3y agoTbf they were massively obsese so they "should" have lost like 30% of their body weight. But yes, 13% is significant.
- waterheater 3y agoBased on a Mayo Clinic article [1], it's possible that Ozempic affects ghrelin uptake [2]. [1] https://diet.mayoclinic.org/us/blog/2024/how-does-ozempic-affect-hormones/ https://diet.mayoclinic.org/us/blog/2024/how-does-ozempic-af... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin