The Biggest Loser is under fire after former contestants are claiming they were encouraged to use more than exercise and healthy diets to lose weight while on the NBC competition show. In an article by the New York Post, multiple ex-hopefuls called The ...

Following the release of a controversial study claiming that some contestants have damaged their metabolism from extreme dieting on the show, former contestant Joelle Gwynn now claims that she was provided drugs to help her lose weight while competing ...

Over the weekend, a New York Post report surfaced in which a former “Biggest Loser” contestant claimed she was forced to use weight-loss drugs in order to shed pounds on the NBC reality show. The producers of the show, however, have denied any such ...

Some of us consider diet and exercise to be pretty hellacious to begin with. But apparently, being a contestant on NBC's The Biggest Loser is even worse than you might imagine. Recently, a National Institutes Of Health study pointed out that many ...

Former contestants of “The Biggest Loser” claim the show encouraged drug use for weight loss, including amphetamines and diuretics. “Bob Harper was my trainer,” Joelle Gwynn of 2008's “Couples” season told the New York Post. “He goes away and his ...

Former contestants call it a “body shaming” and psychologically damaging “monstrousity.” After nearly two decades on the air, The Biggest Loser has been seeing its ratings drop. The 17th season of the reality show averaged roughly 3.5 million nightly ...

After a controversial study examined the extreme weight loss tactics of NBC reality series "The Biggest Loser," some former contestants are saying that that research didn't go far enough -- and that the show actually encouraged contestants to take ...

Some of NBC's “Biggest Loser” contestants are speaking out about the abuse they say they suffered on the popular reality show. A recently released controversial study claims to explain why nearly all of the "Biggest Loser" contestants regain most, if ...

“The Biggest Loser” is a show where nobody wins — because the shocking truth is many contestants pack the pounds back on after the competition ends! The National ENQUIRER can reveal that at least two victors and many contestants on the weight-loss ...

Not exactly what NBC wants to hear being said about The Biggest Loser by renowned obesity doctor Yoni Freedhoof. This comes less than a month after an extensive study in The Washington Post revealed how contestants on the show are medically and ...

Former "The Biggest Loser" contestants Joelle Gwynn, Suzanne Mendonca and Kai Hibbard. Photo: Getty Images ; Helayne Seidman ; AP. SEE ALSO. 'Biggest Loser' drugged us so we'd lose weight. :0. Lezlye Donahue survived Hurricane Katrina. Going on ...

Over the last several months, we've heard a lot about The Biggest Loser on NBC and why so many contestants end up gaining back the weight. Now, a former Biggest Loser contestant is launching some pretty bold claims, stating that the means and methods ...

Suzanne Mendonca, a former contestant on "The Biggest Loser," holds a size 4 dress she used to wear after she lost her weight on the reality show. She has since gained it all back. Photo: Helayne Seidman. Lezlye Donahue survived Hurricane Katrina.

Screen Shot 2016-05-23 at 6.01.26 PM “People chastise Bill Cosby for allegedly offering meds to women, but it's acceptable to do to fat people to make them lose weight. I feel like we got raped, too,” Joelle Gwynn, a contestant on the 2008 season of ...

After a bombshell study found that many of The Biggest Loser contestants damaged their metabolisms on the hit show, former competitor Joelle Gwynn is now revealing that she was given drugs while filming. “Bob Harper was my trainer… He goes away and ...

Joelle Gwynn, a former contestant on The Biggest Loser, is claiming that she was encouraged to take drugs to help her lose weight while competing on the show. 'Biggest Loser' Controversy. Gwynn, who competed on the show in 2008, has claimed that drugs ...

Danny Cahill, playing the bass during a church service near Tulsa, Okla., won Season 8 of the NBC show “The Biggest Loser” by dropping 239 pounds. He has regained more than 100. Photo: Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times. Danny Cahill ...