How Exercise Affects Metabolism and Weight Loss

December 15, 2021

A new analysis of data from “The Biggest Loser” highlights the complex ways the body compensates when we drop pounds.

Now a new scientific analysis of the show and its aftermath, published last month in the journal Obesity, suggests many beliefs about “The Biggest Loser” may be misconceptions. The analysis tries to untangle what really happened to the contestants’ metabolisms and why some of them kept off weight better than others. New York Times (paywall)