Social Media Erupts Over 'Biggest Loser' Weight Loss

A day after Rachel Fredrickson won the latest season of "The Biggest Loser," after shedding nearly 60 percent of her body weight, attention wasn't focused on her $250,000 win — but rather the criticism surrounding her loss. The 5-foot-4, 24-year-old Frederickson dropped from 260 pounds to 105 under the show's rigorous exercise and diet regimen — but also time spent on her own before the finale. She was a three-time state champion swimmer at Stillwater Area High School in Minnesota, and said she turned to sweets for solace after a failed romance and gained the weight over several years. Frederickson's newly thin frame lit up Twitter on Wednesday, with many viewers pointing to the surprised expressions on the faces of trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper during the show's Tuesday night finale. Many tweeted that Fredrickson looked anorexic and unhealthy, while others congratulated her for dropping 155 pounds. Frederickson's body mass index, a measure of height and weight, is below the normal range, said Jillian Lampert, senior director of the Emily Program, an eating disorder treatment program based in St. Paul, Minn. But she said the criticism directed against Frederickson isn't helpful. A more constructive message to send young people would center on well-rounded health and the importance of eating well, moving well and sleeping well, she said. "We certainly see a lot of people who struggle with eating disorders who use the same behaviors on that show to an extreme," she said. "That can't be helpful." Joanne Ikeda, a dietitian and retired faculty member at the University of California at Berkeley's Department of Nutritional Sciences, added that focus needs to be on embracing body-size diversity. "We are just obsessed with body size, women particularly. There's just tremendous body dissatisfaction," Ikeda said. "I'm sure even if she was the exact right size, someone wouldn't like the look of her fingers or the length of her hair." "We should be happy we don't all look like Barbie and Ken," she said.

Why is that it's ok to blast someone for being healthy, yet it's socially deplorable to point out someone's fatness?

Am done with society.

Originally posted by BobBertran1992 AP by our dear Vin!

Why is that it's ok to blast someone for being healthy, yet it's socially deplorable to point out someone's fatness? Am done with society. [/CENTER]

Originally posted by musicislife11 Maybe because being skinny doesn't mean you're healthy.