'The Biggest Loser' Highlights Failings of Exercise Guidelines
June 4, 2012|Internal Medicine
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Regarding long-term follow-up, Dr. Huizenga acknowledged that some former contestants have gained at least some of their weight back after the show. But, he said, "We have many anecdotal success cases." He said he is hoping to receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to follow all the contestants long term.
The study was funded by Tethys Bioscience and Dr. Huizenga’s two coinvestigators are employees of the company. He has no other disclosures. Dr. Bays has a many financial disclosures, which are listed on his website.
