- Salem county’s citizens has lost the most weight over 10 years (they are 3% less obese).
- Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Passaic have gained the most weight.
- Infographic included showing NJ’s biggest losers (of lbs).
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, At the end of NBC’s first ‘The Biggest Loser’ season, the winning contestant had lost 122 pound (37% of his body weight). A study of contestants’ weight loss over a 6-year period after the show found that they had kept off 30% if their original bodyweight. Unfortunately, when it comes to America’s obesity crisis, life does not imitate reality TV. Warnings about America’s obesity epidemic are nothing new…
