The Biggest Loser reboot defends against fat-phobia accusations

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Host Bob Harper and producers said at the TV press tour that the USA reboot will focus on overall health, and that they're aware of the criticisms the NBC version received. "Losing weight is the easiest part," said Harper. "Keeping it off — you have to divorce yourself from everything in your past. We're trying to approach it from every level — we want to give them everything at every level. We want you to succeed." Harper added: "For me I know I’ve worked with a lot of people in the past that the show has really helped and inspired. Weight loss is controversial any way you look at it. And one thing that I’ve learned being in this business for as long as I’ve been in it is that losing weight is the easiest part. It’s keeping it off because you have to divorce yourself from everything you did in your past that got you to that place.”