Read the text.Depressing Reality Behind Popular Reality TV ShowTelevision is full of reality shows starring real people just like us that are designed to make us feel better about our own lives and inspire us to believe that we can accomplish anything. If some random person can lose 200 pounds on The Biggest Loser , there may be some hope for us yet. Well, maybe not, because as it turns out, the truth behind most of those shows is way more depressing.The Biggest Loser puts extremely overweight people through an intense diet and exercise regimen. For instance, first season winner Ryan Benson lost a total of 130 pounds. Who wouldn't be motivated by that? We'll tell you who -- anyone who has met Ryan Benson in real life. His current weight is around 300 pounds, which is just 30 pounds less than what he weighed at the start of the show.The unfortunate truth is that people on The Biggest Loser don't do anything but train for the entirety of the season -- the show's producers cover all their expenses during filming. It's not like they're going to work and then driving over to the gym to film some sit-ups. Once the show is over, they go back to their normal 9-to-5 lives, which typically do not include controlled diet and exercise. They cannot possibly continue a weight loss program as intense as the one on the show, and in all fairness, if you'd spent the past two months sweating through a purple T-shirt with the word "LOSER" written across it while punishingly in-shape people scream into your face about taking responsibility for your love handles, you'd probably drive straight home and order all of the pizza in the world, too.Wait, it gets better. People who watch the show are more likely to have a negative view of physical activity. A recent study showed that the way exercise is portrayed on The Biggest Loser actively discourages viewers from wanting to participate. The end result may be inspirational, but The Biggest Loser seems to go out of its way to make the actual process of weight loss seem like thankless misery.Do the following statements agree with the information
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