Too much a loser to win?
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 11:37 pm
A day after Rachel Frederickson won the latest US season of The Biggest Loser, after shedding nearly 60 per cent of her body weight, attention wasn't focused on her $US250,000 ($A281,357) win — but rather the criticism surrounding her loss.
Experts cautioned that regardless of her current weight, the criticism being levied on social media about her losing too much isn't helpful.
A more constructive message is needed, they say, centring on overall healthy living and body image.
The 5-foot-4 (162cm) tall, 24-year-old Frederickson dropped from 118 kg to 47 kg under the show's rigorous exercise and diet regimen, and time spent on her own before the finale.
Biggest Loser Australia trainer Shannan Ponton has also weighed in on the controversy, saying he was shocked by Frederickson's dramatic weight loss.
''I was personally shocked,'' he told AAP. ''That's a hell of a lot of weight to lose.''
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